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QIANLONG (1736-95)
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AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED CIRCULAR WHITE JADE TABLE SCREEN AND STAND
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Well carved in medium to shallow relief on one side with a terraced building in the sea, beside a rocky outcrop inhabited by a deer and a phoenix perched on a paulownia tree, below a gilt inscription, the other side with a crane holding a stick in its beak and approaching a building floating on clouds above breaking waves and rocks, the stand probably zitan and carved in openwork with a dragon and its young amidst breaking waves below cloud scrolls, chips to stand
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high overall
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Well carved in medium to shallow relief on one side with a terraced building in the sea, beside a rocky outcrop inhabited by a deer and a phoenix perched on a paulownia tree, below a gilt inscription, the other side with a crane holding a stick in its beak and approaching a building floating on clouds above breaking waves and rocks, the stand probably zitan and carved in openwork with a dragon and its young amidst breaking waves below cloud scrolls, chips to stand
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high overall
Provenance
With George Harinden, Gloucestershire, purchased around 1966.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.