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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CARVED PALE GREEN JADE PEACH-FORM LIBATION CUP
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A CARVED PALE GREEN JADE PEACH-FORM LIBATION CUP
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Borne on a small curled leafy branch extending around the sides of the cup bearing a peach and floral spray and continuing to the rim where a horned dragon has curled itself around the branch and clings to the rim between two further blossoms
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long, metal spoon, Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Borne on a small curled leafy branch extending around the sides of the cup bearing a peach and floral spray and continuing to the rim where a horned dragon has curled itself around the branch and clings to the rim between two further blossoms
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long, metal spoon, Japanese wood box