19TH CENTURY
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AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON' PARFUMIERS STANDS AND COVERS
19TH CENTURY
Each cylindrical reticulated parfumier boldy carved in relief with long-bodied ferocious dragons writhing amidst clouds, the hexagonal stands supported on short cabriolet legs and with high pierced walls, each corner adorned by a dragon head, the hexagonal covers with a hollow bulbous finial and each corner decorated with a chilong, the stone of an attractive deep green tone
23¼ in. (59 cm.) high (2)
19TH CENTURY
Each cylindrical reticulated parfumier boldy carved in relief with long-bodied ferocious dragons writhing amidst clouds, the hexagonal stands supported on short cabriolet legs and with high pierced walls, each corner adorned by a dragon head, the hexagonal covers with a hollow bulbous finial and each corner decorated with a chilong, the stone of an attractive deep green tone
23¼ in. (59 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The House of Jade, New York, from whom acquired in 1957.
Literature
S.C. Nott, Chinese Culture in the Arts, New York, 1946, pl. 20
S.C. Nott, Voices from the Flowery Kingdom: Chinese Art of World Reknown, New York, 1947, frontispiece: 'A world famous pair of Imperial Ancestral Altar Incense Burners carved in bold relief with the Imperial Dragons midst clouds. Made for the personal use of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung. Ch'ing Dynasty, circa 1745 A.D'
S.C. Nott, Voices from the Flowery Kingdom: Chinese Art of World Reknown, New York, 1947, frontispiece: 'A world famous pair of Imperial Ancestral Altar Incense Burners carved in bold relief with the Imperial Dragons midst clouds. Made for the personal use of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung. Ch'ing Dynasty, circa 1745 A.D'
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