A fine pale green jade archaistic 'dragon' vase, gu
18th century
The elegantly-flaring lozenge-shaped vase encircled by a crisply carved three-clawed dragon, the head rearing up above the rim, the right front claw reaching out towards a flaming pearl and the two left claws supported on two wisps of cloud, the slender scaly tail twisting down to end in a broad tuft near the base, wood stand, box.
24.7cm (9¾in) high (3).
The elegantly-flaring lozenge-shaped vase encircled by a crisply carved three-clawed dragon, the head rearing up above the rim, the right front claw reaching out towards a flaming pearl and the two left claws supported on two wisps of cloud, the slender scaly tail twisting down to end in a broad tuft near the base, wood stand, box.
24.7cm (9¾in) high (3).
Sold for
£30,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: a Scottish private collection and thence by descent
十八世紀 青玉雕仿古龍紋花觚
來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏,並由家族繼承下去
Compare a related green jade gu vase from the Palace Museum, Beijing, dated to the Qing Dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 10 Qing Dynasty, Beijing and Hefei, 2011, pl.77. Compare also a white jade gu vase with dragons dated to the Qianlong period in the Songzhutang Collection of Jade, illustrated by T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade, Hong Kong, 2011, no.132.
Lot heading
The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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