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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED YELLOW JADE LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of irregular section, the cup is well carved in the form of a prunus tree trunk, surround on the exterior by high-relief detailing gnarled branches bearing prunus blossoms and lingzhi carved from the russet 'skin' of the jade, the stone of greenish-yellow tone
2 in. (5.4 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of irregular section, the cup is well carved in the form of a prunus tree trunk, surround on the exterior by high-relief detailing gnarled branches bearing prunus blossoms and lingzhi carved from the russet 'skin' of the jade, the stone of greenish-yellow tone
2 in. (5.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 24 October 1980, lot 85
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.68
Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001