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PROPERTY FROM THE WU MAODING COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE VASE WITH DRAGON HANDLES
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE VASE WITH DRAGON HANDLES
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved as a flattened meiping with handles carved as confronted dragons, their paws resting on the mouth rim, while a small chilong climbs to the mouth rim and another crawls across the lower body.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved as a flattened meiping with handles carved as confronted dragons, their paws resting on the mouth rim, while a small chilong climbs to the mouth rim and another crawls across the lower body.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Wu Maoding (b. 1850) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass