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Lot Essay
Compare with another jade teapot of similar form and design in the Palace Museum, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 259, no. 214.
Details
A FINE WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER
The gently compressed globular body supported on a short foot, finely carved around the exterior with scattered vaporous clouds, the spout carved and incised in the form of a dragon's head, the domed cover surmounted by a knop finial and with further vaporous clouds, the stone of an even white tone
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide
The gently compressed globular body supported on a short foot, finely carved around the exterior with scattered vaporous clouds, the spout carved and incised in the form of a dragon's head, the domed cover surmounted by a knop finial and with further vaporous clouds, the stone of an even white tone
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, JQ014, label to base
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Please note the provenance for this lot should read, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, JQ014, label to base
Brought to you by
Louise Britain
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