Lot Essay
(US$9,000-12,000)
ANOTHER PROPERTY
AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE CUP
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AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE CUP
17TH CENTURY
The translucent, even white stone finely carved as a deep cup with slightly everted sides carved to the exterior with an archaistic scroll in relief to the mid-section and above the tall ring foot, reserved on an incised diaper ground, the rim with a narrow border of dots, the handle to one side surmounted by a sinuous chilong peering over the top of the cup (nick to rim)
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
17TH CENTURY
The translucent, even white stone finely carved as a deep cup with slightly everted sides carved to the exterior with an archaistic scroll in relief to the mid-section and above the tall ring foot, reserved on an incised diaper ground, the rim with a narrow border of dots, the handle to one side surmounted by a sinuous chilong peering over the top of the cup (nick to rim)
4 in. (10 cm.) wide