A PALE CELADON JADE EWER AND COVER

MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A PALE CELADON JADE EWER AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Each side of the ewer is decorated with three panels enclosing stylised shou characters and lingzhi sprays, above a band of archaistic dragon scroll. There is a small chilong beside the spout, and the handle is formed by a further dragon. The cover is carved with a band of lotus flowers, surmounted by a gilt-metal finial. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with russet and paler inclusions.
9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm.) high

Provenance

With René Kitchen, London, 15 August 1969.
The Fryers Collection of Chinese Art.

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Lot Essay

See a similar Ming Dynasty jade ewer in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (II), The Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 207.

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