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An archaistic jade cup (Zhi), Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century,…
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Melbourne
Date:
5-Apr-2011
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An archaistic jade cup (Zhi), Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the pear-shaped body set with a ring handle on one side, and carved in low relief with taotieh masks between bands of gui dragons on a ground of lei wen, the pale celadon stone with russet suffusions, wood stand (2) 10 cm. Provenance: T. Y. King, Shanghai in the 1950's Compare with a cup dated to the Ming Dynasty in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated later Chinese Jades, No.
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Oriental: Jade