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PROPERTY FROM A FLORIDA COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PHOENIX-FORM POURING VESSEL
18TH CENTURY
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A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PHOENIX-FORM POURING VESSEL
18TH CENTURY
Well carved in the form of an archaistic zun resting on the back of a recumbent phoenix, its head turned backward gazing up at a chi dragon climbing through the pierced handle along the neck of the vessel, the phoenix with a leafy lotus stem in its beak, its wings upturned and its long tail continuing between its clawed feet into an archaistic element forming a portion of the base
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
Well carved in the form of an archaistic zun resting on the back of a recumbent phoenix, its head turned backward gazing up at a chi dragon climbing through the pierced handle along the neck of the vessel, the phoenix with a leafy lotus stem in its beak, its wings upturned and its long tail continuing between its clawed feet into an archaistic element forming a portion of the base
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high