17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A SMALL WHITE JADE BAMBOO-FORM VASE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Well carved as a section of bamboo of somewhat flattened irregular section, the sides carved in low relief with bamboo growing beside a stem of lingzhi fungus carved in high relief, the semi-translucent white stone with some opaque white mottling and added russet coloring
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, wood stand

Lot Essay

Compare the white jade cup carved as a segment of bamboo, dated to the Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 41 - Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 258, no. 199.

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