QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'PRUNUS TRUNK' VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The vase of irregular section is well carved in the form of a prunus tree trunk, surrounded on the exterior by high-relief gnarled branches bearing blossoms. Two of the branches extend to form the base. The stone is of a creamy white tone with areas of brown russet.
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare a larger (22 cm. high) but less elaborately carved pale celadon example in the form of a pine trunk decorated with a pine tree and a crane along the sides in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji - 6 - Qing, Hebei, 1991, p. 199, no. 284. See also a white jade libation cup in the form of a prunus tree trunk carved with a chilong handle sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3852.

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