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A Rare Jade Box and Cover in Peach-Form
Lot 104

A Rare Jade Box and Cover in Peach-Form

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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USD 48,300

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A Rare Jade Box and Cover in Peach-Form
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Well carved from russet skin jade with a pale rim, finely inscribed on the interior with Tibetan characters highlighted in gold
5 in. (14.7 cm.) long

Specialist note

The Tibetan inscription within a cartouche may by translated as "A jade proclamation presented to the 8th Dalai Lama [1758-1804] by the younger brother of the Qing Emperor".