THE MOUNT STAMPED, YAMANAKA

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AN UNUSUAL GILT-SILVER-MOUNTED WHITE JADEITE FAN-SHAPED HAND MIRROR
THE MOUNT STAMPED, YAMANAKA
The back of the mirror is carved in relief with a phoenix perched on a rocky outcrop amidst blossoming peony branches. The handle is flanked at the top by spandrels carved in openwork as archaistic dragons. The jadeite is translucent and of white tone with some areas of faint russet color. There is a gilt-silver mount around the outer edge of the mirror and on the end of the handle, which is inset with an oval, emerald-green jadeite cabochon. The gilt-silver mount signed YAMANAKA, and stamped STERLING 05419/3.
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high, leather box

Provenance

Yamanaka & Co., New York.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's Hong Kong, 28 April 1998, lot 1947.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

Accompanied by report Nos. 1152731876 (17 October 2013) and 5151912370 (04 February 2014) from the GIA, Gemological Institute of America, stating that the white jadeite handle and mirror back and the green jadeite cabochon are of natural color and show no indications of impregnation.

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