Lot Essay
Compare to a slightly larger jade cong (19 cm.) with similar motifs in the National Palace Museum, Taipei (fig. 1), which is inscribed with a Qianlong imperial poem on the sides.
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LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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AN ARCHAISTIC MOTTLED CELADON AND BROWN JADE CONG
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The jade cong is of cylindrical form with square projections on four sides, carved with four registers of taotie masks and trigrams, all supported on a circular narrow base.
6 5⁄16 in. (16 cm.) high, metal cover
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The jade cong is of cylindrical form with square projections on four sides, carved with four registers of taotie masks and trigrams, all supported on a circular narrow base.
6 5⁄16 in. (16 cm.) high, metal cover
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