Lot Essay
Previously sold in Hong Kong, 19 November 1986, lot 346.
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A LARGE JADEITE CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING
The rectangular body carved to each face with an archaistic angular dragon, repeated on the legs, the tall loop handles above relief-carved taotie masks to the sides, the finial formed as a pair of Buddhistic lions divided by a brocade ball, incised Qianlong Yuzhi seal marks to the sides, the stone of mottled white and pale green tone
11in. (28cm.) high, stand
The rectangular body carved to each face with an archaistic angular dragon, repeated on the legs, the tall loop handles above relief-carved taotie masks to the sides, the finial formed as a pair of Buddhistic lions divided by a brocade ball, incised Qianlong Yuzhi seal marks to the sides, the stone of mottled white and pale green tone
11in. (28cm.) high, stand