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Property from a Private American Collection
A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE AND PALE BROWN JADE RHYTON
SONG/MING DYNASTY, 12TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE AND PALE BROWN JADE RHYTON
SONG/MING DYNASTY, 12TH-16TH CENTURY
The well-hollowed vessel finely carved around the exterior with bands of archaistic designs, the handle carved in relief as a sinuous chilong with long curling tail, the base inscribed with a four-character seal reading Yong chang er lu (Eternal prosperity and emolument)
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
SONG/MING DYNASTY, 12TH-16TH CENTURY
The well-hollowed vessel finely carved around the exterior with bands of archaistic designs, the handle carved in relief as a sinuous chilong with long curling tail, the base inscribed with a four-character seal reading Yong chang er lu (Eternal prosperity and emolument)
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
Exhibited
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1977-1987.