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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF R. HATFIELD ELLSWORTH
A RARE ZITAN, BAITONG, AND JADEITE-MOUNTED PIPE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A RARE ZITAN, BAITONG, AND JADEITE-MOUNTED PIPE
17th/18th century
The long slim zitan pipe carved with swirling clouds, abstract birds, and a Daoist yinyang symbol, capped with a greenish-white jadeite mouthpiece at one end, and a baitong bowl incised with auspicious characters at the other, with a blue silk double- gourd-shaped pouch embroidered with shou characters
29½in. (74.9cm.) long
17th/18th century
The long slim zitan pipe carved with swirling clouds, abstract birds, and a Daoist yinyang symbol, capped with a greenish-white jadeite mouthpiece at one end, and a baitong bowl incised with auspicious characters at the other, with a blue silk double- gourd-shaped pouch embroidered with shou characters
29½in. (74.9cm.) long