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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A SUPERB WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' VASE AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is carved on the body with a band of archaistic scroll comprising a pair of confronting chilong on each side, the neck with a frieze of pendent trefoils and around the foot with a register of upright ruyi-heads. The shoulder and neck are flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles with loose rings. The cover is similarly carved with a band of trefoils below an openwork finial in the form of a coiling dragon.
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese double wood boxes
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is carved on the body with a band of archaistic scroll comprising a pair of confronting chilong on each side, the neck with a frieze of pendent trefoils and around the foot with a register of upright ruyi-heads. The shoulder and neck are flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles with loose rings. The cover is similarly carved with a band of trefoils below an openwork finial in the form of a coiling dragon.
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese double wood boxes
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