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Lot 8221
Four carved jade libation cups Late Ming dynasty
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$8,750 inc. premium
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Four carved jade libation cups
Late Ming dynasty
Each standing on a spreading circular foot, two similarly rendered with raised bosses to the exteriors, mounted with coiled dragon handles; the third of low form with similarly decorated bosses and a single looped handle; the fourth with a well carved band of scrolls beneath a thin key-fret frame at the rim, its handle of scrolling strap-form decorated with incised lingzhi scrolls.
3 3/8 to 4 3/4in (8.6 to 12.1cm) width across handles
Each standing on a spreading circular foot, two similarly rendered with raised bosses to the exteriors, mounted with coiled dragon handles; the third of low form with similarly decorated bosses and a single looped handle; the fourth with a well carved band of scrolls beneath a thin key-fret frame at the rim, its handle of scrolling strap-form decorated with incised lingzhi scrolls.
3 3/8 to 4 3/4in (8.6 to 12.1cm) width across handles














