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Lot 7065

Two carved jade libation cups
17th century

23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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Two carved jade libation cups

17th century
The first in the form of an incense burner resting upon three conical supports, with two dragon-head decorated loop handles, the off-white stone cast with faint russet, opaque buff and cloud-like inclusions, as well as natural fissure veins; the second inspired by archaic bronze gui vessel, supported on a waisted circular foot, the compressed globular body decorated with a wide band of repeating scrolls, separated by a pair of pierced scrolling handles to each side with incised zoomorphic design; the stone of a celadon tone with numerous tiny white spots and grayish inclusions.
4 3/8in (11.2cm) and 5 1/8in (13cm) wide

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