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Lot 255

A spinach jade censer and cover, yi

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4 December 2008, 12:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

HK$150,000 - HK$180,000

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A spinach jade censer and cover, yi

Of rectangular section, the body rendered with taotie masks, flanked by a pair of 'c'-shaped handles surmounted by mythical beast masks issuing from the waisted neck centered with an animal mask on each side between raised flanges, the gently sloping cover with reticulated chilong, topped by a cantered rectangular finial, the decoration on the body and cover divided by six vertical flanges, all raised on a pedestal foot with key-fret band, the stone a characteristic spinach green tone with a large patch of grey and black specks, wood stand.
15.3cm (6in) high. (3).

Footnotes

Exhibited:
Rare Art Jade Exhibition 1975, Minnisota Museum of Art, no. 94


碧玉仿古彝式蓋爐

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Estimate should read: HK$150,000-180,000

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