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JARDINIÈRES: QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD, THE CARVED ELEMENTS LATER
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A PAIR OF GREEN JADE JARDINIÈRES WITH JADE AND HARDSTONE ‘LOTUS PLANTS’
JARDINIÈRES: QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD, THE CARVED ELEMENTS LATER
The jardinières have deep rounded sides, that rise from a shallow foot ring. The interior is fitted with silk thread-wrapped wire stems bearing lotus buds and blossoms in tourmaline, white jade, green jadeite and seed pearls, and lotus pods and leaves in greyish-green jade, with smaller flowers in white jade and coral dispersed amidst the stems. A small kingfisher carved in spinach-green jade alights on a branch and a goldfish carved from carnelian and painted in gilt floats atop the "water" formed from blue glass beads.
19 ½ in. (49.7 cm.) high
JARDINIÈRES: QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD, THE CARVED ELEMENTS LATER
The jardinières have deep rounded sides, that rise from a shallow foot ring. The interior is fitted with silk thread-wrapped wire stems bearing lotus buds and blossoms in tourmaline, white jade, green jadeite and seed pearls, and lotus pods and leaves in greyish-green jade, with smaller flowers in white jade and coral dispersed amidst the stems. A small kingfisher carved in spinach-green jade alights on a branch and a goldfish carved from carnelian and painted in gilt floats atop the "water" formed from blue glass beads.
19 ½ in. (49.7 cm.) high
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.