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18TH CENTURY
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A SMALL WHITE JADE WATER POT
18TH CENTURY
The water pot, of rectangular cushion shape with indented corners, is raised on a square foot and carved in low relief on each facet of the canted shoulder with a pair of confronted archaistic dragons above a key-fret border at mid-body, while each facet of the lower body is bordered by the terrestrial diagram and clouds. To one side is an openwork handle formed by a chilong crawling towards the mouth rim. The semi-translucent stone is of white color.
2 7/8 in. (7.8 cm.) wide, wood stand
18TH CENTURY
The water pot, of rectangular cushion shape with indented corners, is raised on a square foot and carved in low relief on each facet of the canted shoulder with a pair of confronted archaistic dragons above a key-fret border at mid-body, while each facet of the lower body is bordered by the terrestrial diagram and clouds. To one side is an openwork handle formed by a chilong crawling towards the mouth rim. The semi-translucent stone is of white color.
2 7/8 in. (7.8 cm.) wide, wood stand
Provenance
R.H. Norton (1875-1953), Palm Beach, Florida, acquired 1941-1953.
Beatrice Norton-Richards (1920-2001), and thence by descent within the family.
Beatrice Norton-Richards (1920-2001), and thence by descent within the family.
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