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19TH CENTURY
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A VERY LARGE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE TWO-HANDLED VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved to one side of the body with a phoenix in flight above leafy bamboo sprigs growing from rocks and to the other side with fruiting peach branches below a bat. The neck is flanked by a pair S-form loop handles with loose rings and the cover is carved with bats amidst scrolling clouds. The stone is of a pale tone with some minor creamy white and streaked inclusions.
16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved to one side of the body with a phoenix in flight above leafy bamboo sprigs growing from rocks and to the other side with fruiting peach branches below a bat. The neck is flanked by a pair S-form loop handles with loose rings and the cover is carved with bats amidst scrolling clouds. The stone is of a pale tone with some minor creamy white and streaked inclusions.
16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Mr. H. Whitaker.
Literature
Burlington Fine Arts Club, Catalogue of a Collection of Objects of Chinese Art, London, 1915, no. 18.
Exhibited
London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1915.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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