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19TH CENTURY
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AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE EAR CUP
19TH CENTURY
The oval cup is supported on a short foot and has two flat handles that are carved in shallow relief with geometric designs and key-fret. The stone is of a pale tone with some russet-brown inclusions.
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
The oval cup is supported on a short foot and has two flat handles that are carved in shallow relief with geometric designs and key-fret. The stone is of a pale tone with some russet-brown inclusions.
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) long
Provenance
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
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