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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A CARVED AND PIERCED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' VASE AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is intricately carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl opposite a phoenix holding a peony branch, beside bamboo and lingzhi sprays. The cover is surmounted by a finial shaped as a coiled chilong dragon. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone.
7 ½ in. (18.4 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is intricately carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl opposite a phoenix holding a peony branch, beside bamboo and lingzhi sprays. The cover is surmounted by a finial shaped as a coiled chilong dragon. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone.
7 ½ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16-17 November 1988, lot 296.
Property from a distinguished Asian Collection.
Property from a distinguished Asian Collection.
Special notice
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