Lot Essay
Compare the similar double-gourd vessel illustrated in Zhongquo yuqi quanji; Qing (The Great Treasury of Chinese Jade; Qing), vol. 6, Hebei, 1991, p. 204, no. 254
PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN ESTATE
A WELL-CARVED PALE GRAYISH-GREEN AND BROWN JADE DOUBLE-GOURD WATER VESSEL
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A WELL-CARVED PALE GRAYISH-GREEN AND BROWN JADE DOUBLE-GOURD WATER VESSEL
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Well hollowed and carved in high relief around the sides with a bat and the leafy vine which continues underneath to form the base, with twisted tendrils spanning the waisted opening in the top of the vessel, the softly polished stone of pale grayish-green color with areas of pale brown and some black speckling on the underside
4 3/4in. (12.1cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Well hollowed and carved in high relief around the sides with a bat and the leafy vine which continues underneath to form the base, with twisted tendrils spanning the waisted opening in the top of the vessel, the softly polished stone of pale grayish-green color with areas of pale brown and some black speckling on the underside
4 3/4in. (12.1cm.) long