QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A WELL CARVED PALE CELADON JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The box with rounded sides rising from a short splayed foot ring, the cover carved in low relief with a stylised Shou medallion enclosed by five bats in flight, above linghzi, narcissus, bamboo and fruiting peach branches to the sides, the stone of even pale celadon tone with russet inclusions and russet colouring to the surface
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam., stand, box

Provenance

Spink & Son, London, 1985

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Compare also a large circular box and cover of similar size, carved with five bats surrounding a Shou character from the Mme. Florence Van der Kemp Collection, sold at Christie's Paris, 13 June 2007, lot 98 and another white jade box and cover from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1519.

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