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PROPERTY FROM THE DE AN TANG COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE 'PEONY' BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
細節
A WHITE JADE 'PEONY' BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The vase of flattened baluster form, one side carved in high relief with a quail on a reticulated rockwork platform, below its companion perched on the branch of a flowering tree peony, growing along the exterior of the vase, the lower body of the vase finely carved in shallow relief to represent a brocade cloth tied into a bow on one side, applied on the waisted neck with a pair of mythical dragon-head handles, each suspending a loose circular ring, the stepped cover surmounted by a domed finial, the semi-translucent material of even white tone with areas of caramel inclusions worked into the overall design
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, stand, box
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The vase of flattened baluster form, one side carved in high relief with a quail on a reticulated rockwork platform, below its companion perched on the branch of a flowering tree peony, growing along the exterior of the vase, the lower body of the vase finely carved in shallow relief to represent a brocade cloth tied into a bow on one side, applied on the waisted neck with a pair of mythical dragon-head handles, each suspending a loose circular ring, the stepped cover surmounted by a domed finial, the semi-translucent material of even white tone with areas of caramel inclusions worked into the overall design
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, stand, box
出版
A Romance With Jade, From the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2004, no. 54
展覽
Yongshougong, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 30 November - 21 December 2004