A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE EWER AND A COVER

LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE EWER AND A COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The ewer, of oblong section, is carved on each side of the high-shouldered, tapering body with camellia growing from rocks encircling the foot and rising to a shou character flanked by wan emblems and lingzhi-shaped clouds on the shoulder. The handle is carved in imitation of bamboo, and the base of the spout is carved with a dragon head. The sides of the cover are carved with yinyang symbols between dragons below the standing dragon finial. The semi-translucent stone is of slightly buff-white color.
9 in. (23 cm.) high

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

The camellia is one of the flowers representing spring and the symbol of eternal youth, and the two characters wanshou mean 'endless longevity.' Together they convey the auspicious wish, 'May you have eternal youth and endless longevity.'

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