Sale 1052
Paris
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14 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 5,250
Estimate
COUPE EN JADE CELADON ET GRIS SCULPTE CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911) De forme circulaire, reposant sur quatre pieds en forme de ruyi, la panse incisée d'un poème décrivant la beauté du prunus Diamètre: 11,2 cm. (4 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Acquired by the great-grandfather of the present French owner between 1910 and 1930.
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The inscription reads: 'Yu zhi La mei la yue zheng kai hua Cong yue cong chong liang bu cha Geng you xiang ying se xiang chu Shan lang yuan zi xing huang jia
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