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AN INCISED ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BLADE, GUI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
AN INCISED ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BLADE, GUI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The blade is carved on each side with a pair of ascending dragons contesting a flaming pearl underneath the constellation, all above mountains emerging from crashing waves. The stone is of an even semi-translucent white tone with a high polish.
7 3/8 in. (18.9 cm.) long, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The blade is carved on each side with a pair of ascending dragons contesting a flaming pearl underneath the constellation, all above mountains emerging from crashing waves. The stone is of an even semi-translucent white tone with a high polish.
7 3/8 in. (18.9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Paris, 9 June 2011, lot 317