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Lot 7014
A massive rock crystal vase with Shoulao and Xi Wangmu Late Qing/Republic period
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$20,000 inc. premium
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A massive rock crystal vase with Shoulao and Xi Wangmu
Late Qing/Republic period
The deeply hollowed clear stone carved on one side with the God of Longevity floating on a cloud scroll and holding aloft a branch of fruiting peach and on the other with the Queen Mother of the West standing on a flying long-tailed phoenix also holding up a peach branch, the vase carved supported around the base with reticulated leafy branches issuing peaches incised with stars, the two handles each formed as a mythical beast head suspending a loose ring and the cover surmounted by a coiling bearded chilong.
13 1/4in (33.6cm) high
The deeply hollowed clear stone carved on one side with the God of Longevity floating on a cloud scroll and holding aloft a branch of fruiting peach and on the other with the Queen Mother of the West standing on a flying long-tailed phoenix also holding up a peach branch, the vase carved supported around the base with reticulated leafy branches issuing peaches incised with stars, the two handles each formed as a mythical beast head suspending a loose ring and the cover surmounted by a coiling bearded chilong.
13 1/4in (33.6cm) high
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Provenance:
acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.319














