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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PALE CELADON JADE 'MAGNOLIA' VASE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is of cylindrical form with a lipped rim rising from a rockwork base. The elaborately carved and pierced rocks are finely detailed and have numerous blossoming magnolia, chrysanthemum and lingzhi growing amongst them. There is an incised four-character mark to one of the rocks, reading yi si wan nian. The stone is of an even and pale tone.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is of cylindrical form with a lipped rim rising from a rockwork base. The elaborately carved and pierced rocks are finely detailed and have numerous blossoming magnolia, chrysanthemum and lingzhi growing amongst them. There is an incised four-character mark to one of the rocks, reading yi si wan nian. The stone is of an even and pale tone.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
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