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A RARE AND SUPERB PAIR OF FINELY CARVED GREEN JADE GU-FORM VASES
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED NIAN ZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each vase with globular central section is finely carved with two sinuous five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls reserved on a ground of cloud scrolls, between borders of classic scrolls encircled by overlapping petals. The underside of the flaring mouth rim is decorated with a band of ruyi heads, raised bosses and classic scroll, and the splayed foot is similarly decorated. The stone is of a soft, rich moss-green color.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) high, fitted cloth box
Provenance
The Arthur Curtiss James (1867-1941) Collection, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13-15 November 1941, lot 154.
Christie's New York, 24 March 2004, lot 56.
Literature
Tina Yee-wan Pang and Jane Sze, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 98-99.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, 17 November 2007-17 February 2008.
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