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(US$30,000-40,000)
JADE AND JADEITE CARVINGS
A VERY RARE BLACK AND GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC EAR CUP
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A VERY RARE BLACK AND GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC EAR CUP
MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Carved in Western Zhou style, the rim of the oval vessel with two taotie-type mask handles, the exterior incised with a frieze of C-scrolls below a thin band of key-pattern around the rim, the stone of pale grey tone with veiny black inclusions and striations
5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) long, box
MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
Carved in Western Zhou style, the rim of the oval vessel with two taotie-type mask handles, the exterior incised with a frieze of C-scrolls below a thin band of key-pattern around the rim, the stone of pale grey tone with veiny black inclusions and striations
5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) long, box