A rare pale green jade vase
Incised Qianlong four-character mark and of the period
Finely carved as a slender tapering vase rising to the waisted neck and galleried rim, flanked by a pair of stylised archaistic dragons, all raised on cloud scrolls and flanked by two phoenix, their feather tails held high, the stone of pale green tone with mottled white inclusions, the mark incised on the rim, stand, box.
15.8cm (6¼in) high (3).
Finely carved as a slender tapering vase rising to the waisted neck and galleried rim, flanked by a pair of stylised archaistic dragons, all raised on cloud scrolls and flanked by two phoenix, their feather tails held high, the stone of pale green tone with mottled white inclusions, the mark incised on the rim, stand, box.
15.8cm (6¼in) high (3).
Sold for
£36,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: the Collection of Lieutenant Colonel Gladwyn and Mrs R. Gladwyn
Purchased on 3 March 1954 from Jade House, Hong Kong, for HK$200.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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