MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Details

A RARE TRANSLUCENT PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CIRCULAR CUP STAND
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
With beaded, everted rim, the interior boldly carved in deep relief with two dragons chasing pearls amidst clouds and flames around a raised platform carved with a continuous key-fret border
6 5/16 in. (16 cm.) diam., wood stand

Provenance

Acquired in Beijing in the 1960s.

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Lot Essay

Compare the design of the current cup stand, with two dragons chasing flaming pearls around a central knop, to that found on a similarly decorated gold cup stand in the Dingling Mausoleum, illustrated in Catalogue of Relics from the Dingling Mausoleum, Beijing, 2006, no. 14.

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