Lot 4
  • 4

Grand Vase couvert en jade vert Dynastie Qing

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jade
  • Haut. 26 cm
de forme balustre aplatie et de section rectangulaire, l'épaulement orné de double-anses circulaires en forme de chilong se mordant la queue, les faces finement sculptées sur trois registres de grecques, phénix affrontés et oiseaux stylisés dans de larges pétales, le couvercle rond entouré de phénix et surmonté d'une prise sculptée de cigales (2)

Provenance

Acquired in Paris, November 1969 (No. 149 according to the collectors' files).

Condition

Vase and cover are in good overall condition. There are minute fritts to the edges of the rim of the foot and mout, as well as the rim of the cover. There is a natural fissure/flaw to the stone on one corner of the foot. The jade is a vibrant dark green colour suffused with black speckles and polished to a high shine.
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