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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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AN UNUSUAL ARCHAISTIC OLIVE-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR VESSEL WITH HANDLES
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Raised on a shallow foot, the sides are well carved with a raised, scroll-filled band interrupted at the ends by ring handles set between a flat taotie mask above and a hooked tab below. The semi-translucent stone has areas of opaque buff alteration.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) long
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Raised on a shallow foot, the sides are well carved with a raised, scroll-filled band interrupted at the ends by ring handles set between a flat taotie mask above and a hooked tab below. The semi-translucent stone has areas of opaque buff alteration.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection, before 1958.
Literature
A. Salmony, Chinese Jade Through the Wei Dynasty, New York, 1963, pl. XXVIII-3.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist