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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SMALL CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER
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A SMALL CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in imitation of an archaic bronze vessel, the flattened body terminates in three lobed conical legs, carved in relief with elaborate patterns of taotie masks against a leiwen ground, the neck flanked by a pair of tab handles and decorated with stylised cicadas, the similarly styled cover surmounted by a dragon-shaped finial, the stone of a pale celadon tone
7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high, stand, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved in imitation of an archaic bronze vessel, the flattened body terminates in three lobed conical legs, carved in relief with elaborate patterns of taotie masks against a leiwen ground, the neck flanked by a pair of tab handles and decorated with stylised cicadas, the similarly styled cover surmounted by a dragon-shaped finial, the stone of a pale celadon tone
7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high, stand, box