A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' VASE AND A COVER

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A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' VASE AND A COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

The flattened baluster vase set with a pair of S-shaped handles and a fitted cover shaped as a lotus pod, well carved in high relief with a sinuous dragon clambering up one side to pounce on a 'flaming pearl' at the shoulder surrounded by wispy ruyi clouds, while a second dragon emerging from cresting waves watches on, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) high, stand

Provenance

Mrs. S.J. Aronsohn, New York
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, October 1957, lot 154

Literature

Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 147

Exhibited

Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004

Lot Essay

Cf. another vase carved in high relief with dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, from the Qing court collection, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 63.

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