18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSEL, TULU
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved in the form of an archaic bronze color container, the rectangular body with columnar corners rising from four waisted feet, the upper body carved with a band of interlaced snakes above a 'double happiness' symbol on two sides and pendent blades on the legs, with a pair of winged dragon handles suspending loose rings
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) across, box

Lot Essay

A slightly smaller white jade vessel of similar form, also lacking its original cover and carved with a shuangxi motif beneath a pattern of interlocked dragons, is illustrated in Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, National Museum of History, Taipei, 1997, no. 87. For an interesting comparison in porcelain, see a smaller imitation Dingyao tulu and cover dated to the Qianlong period, illustrated in Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty at the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1994, p. 361, no. 98.

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