Sale 1639
New York
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29 March 2006
Price realised
USD 8,400
Estimate
A WHITE AND GREY JADE CARP-FORM VASE 17TH CENTURY Well carved as a carp leaping beside rocks and ascending vapor, all rising from the waves that form the base, the hollowed fish carved from the pale greenish-white area of the stone, the remainder from an area of the stone suffused with fine black speckling 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
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