RARE VASE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE, GU

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

Details

RARE VASE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE, GU
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
Elégamment polylobé, le col rehaussé de deux anses en forme de têtes d'animaux stylisés et soutenant un anneau
Hauteur: 18,7 cm. (7 3/8 in.)

Provenance

From a French private collection, acquired in the early 1980's in the United States

Further details

A CARVED WHITE JADE VASE, GU
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

The lapidary craftsmen has chosen to leave the body of this vessel plain and polished it to an attractive sheen to emphasize the beauty and even colour of the material and to focus one's attention on the simple elegance of the unusual handles.

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