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A FINE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' VASE, GU
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A FINE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' VASE, GU
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the round with a quatrefoil gu-shaped vase flanked by a sinuous dragon rising out of crashing waves, supporting its head on the rim of vase and gazing towards a 'flaming pearl' perched on the edge, and a long-tailed phoenix standing on rockwork, with a peony spray in its mouth, the stone with a very pale celadon tinge and an area of russet inclusion
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in the round with a quatrefoil gu-shaped vase flanked by a sinuous dragon rising out of crashing waves, supporting its head on the rim of vase and gazing towards a 'flaming pearl' perched on the edge, and a long-tailed phoenix standing on rockwork, with a peony spray in its mouth, the stone with a very pale celadon tinge and an area of russet inclusion
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high