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JADES
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MANNO ART MUSEUM (LOTS 697-701)
A FINELY CARVED JADEITE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
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A FINELY CARVED JADEITE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The compressed body is finely carved in relief with stylised taotie masks and raised on three cabriole legs emerging from animal masks, the shoulders with a pair of ring handles superbly carved in reticulation as phoenix suspending loose rings, the domed cover repeats the taotie design and is surmounted by a pierced dragon roundel, the semi-translucent stone of a bright green tone suffused with small areas of russet
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) across the handles, box, stand
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The compressed body is finely carved in relief with stylised taotie masks and raised on three cabriole legs emerging from animal masks, the shoulders with a pair of ring handles superbly carved in reticulation as phoenix suspending loose rings, the domed cover repeats the taotie design and is surmounted by a pierced dragon roundel, the semi-translucent stone of a bright green tone suffused with small areas of russet
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) across the handles, box, stand