Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 26 April 1998, lot 781.
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A PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The flattened vase with wide shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot carved as swirling waves, with half-submerged rocks, reeds and lotus flowers emerging from the water, a sparrow perched on a rock and another carved in flight around the waisted neck flanked by a pair of archaistic handles, the translucent celadon stone with small amber inclusions
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, stand, box
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The flattened vase with wide shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot carved as swirling waves, with half-submerged rocks, reeds and lotus flowers emerging from the water, a sparrow perched on a rock and another carved in flight around the waisted neck flanked by a pair of archaistic handles, the translucent celadon stone with small amber inclusions
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, stand, box
Literature
A Romance With Jade, From the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 2004, no. 36.
Exhibited
Yongshougong, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 30 November - 21 December 2004