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(US$6,000-8,000)
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A PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The flattened vase with wide shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot carved as swirling waves, with half-submerged rocks, reeds and lotus flowers emerging from the water, a sparrow perched on a rock and another carved in flight around the waisted neck flanked by a pair of archaistic handles, the translucent celadon stone with small amber inclusions
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The flattened vase with wide shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot carved as swirling waves, with half-submerged rocks, reeds and lotus flowers emerging from the water, a sparrow perched on a rock and another carved in flight around the waisted neck flanked by a pair of archaistic handles, the translucent celadon stone with small amber inclusions
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high