Lot Essay
Compare with an almost identical but slightly taller jade hat stand (26.1 cm) in the National Palace Museum collection, accession number: gu-yu-000580 (fig.1).
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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
AN IMPERIAL AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PAIR OF GREENISH-WHITE JADE RETICULATED HAT STANDS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each stand is carved in multiple interlocking sections, intricately slotted together around a central column, supported by three brackets carved with archaistic dragons. The upper sections are formed with four arms, carved in the form of stylised dragons, encircling the domed reticulated upper section.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each stand is carved in multiple interlocking sections, intricately slotted together around a central column, supported by three brackets carved with archaistic dragons. The upper sections are formed with four arms, carved in the form of stylised dragons, encircling the domed reticulated upper section.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in London in the 1960s & 70s
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department
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