Sale 2598
London, South Kensington
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11 November 2011
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE MELON-FORM JARS AND COVERS 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each lobed melon-form vessel carved to the sides with stylised lotus and scrolling foliage, the finial of the cover, carved and pierced as a fruiting branch 4½ in. (11.3 cm.) wide, wood stands
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Outstanding and deeply cherished works from The Irving Collection, displayed in the couple’s 5th Avenue apartment and spanning lacquer, jade, bronze and ink
Specialist Takaaki Murakami reveals why this scroll painting made with lacquer — offered in New York on 20 March — represents a triumph of innovation in a centuries-old tradition
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