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Important Chinese Art
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Auction: Sun 9 Oct 2022
Exhibition: Sun 2 Oct 2022 - Sat 8 Oct 2022
5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Important Chinese Art
Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm
9 October 2022 | Hong Kong | full auction details
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The Important Chinese Art auction presents a tightly curated sale including masterworks spanning five millennia, from the Neolithic period through to the Qing dynasty. Highlights include an extremely rare Qianlong period chenxiang mirror ‘raree’ cabinet and a Shang dynasty marble frog.
The ‘raree’ box, possibly commissioned in the 17th year (1752), is set with a mirror flanked by two circular holes through which the Qianlong Emperor would have peeped through to view painted pictures, one of which being his most poignant and enigmatically titled double-portrait, ‘One or Two?’ The powerfully carved box cabinet not only showcases the influence of Western mechanism in 18th century court in China, but is possibly the only example known to be employed by the Qianlong Emperor to ponder on the nuances between the literal reflection of the self and self-identity.
The Shang dynasty marble frog belongs to a very rare group of marble carvings marking the dawn of Chinese sculpture. Ever so skilfully and minimalistically carved, the sculpture has truly stood the test of time in its timeless aesthetic. Also from the same important Japanese collection as the marble frog is a group of archaic artworks, including a splendidly decorated gold and silver inlaid sword-hilt, also not seen on the market for over 30 years.
The sale also includes a carefully selected group of Ming – Qing jades from the collection of Victor Shaw (1935-2020), who was renowned not only for his discerning eye but also his philanthropic pursuits.
中國藝術珍品拍賣，慎選精挑，由新石器時代至清朝，跨越中華文化五千年。亮點有乾隆西洋座鏡、商代大理石雕蛙，以及高古銅錯金銀龍紋劍柄。
乾隆西洋座鏡，以珍貴沉香木材浮雕傳統雲龍，卻揉合歐洲光學科技，一探鏡孔才知別有洞天，層層牌畫營造立體效果，左方蓬萊仙境，右方乍見高宗〈是一是二圖〉，讓人嘖嘖稱奇。遙想乾隆帝初觀其像，莫不念鏡中花、水中月、夢中蝶，自我與非己，虛實難辨。
商代大理石雕蛙，線條簡練，去盡繁紋細節，抽象卻生動，歷三千寒暑雖古宜今，所蘊美感恒久雋永。與大理石蛙同出自日本私人收藏的還有一組睽違市場三十多年的高古藝術品，包括東周至漢的錯金銀劍柄，飾祥龍攀柄而上，展現藝匠創思巧技，昇華兵戎之器，炫耀物主富榮與權力。
本場欣呈邵維錫（1935-2020年）藏明清玉器。邵氏樂善好施且眼光獨到，藏玉色潤工精，雅逸大方。
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A celadon jade oblong pendant, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture 新石器時代紅山文化 青玉瓦溝紋器
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A jade 'eagle' hair ornament, ji, Neolithic period, Late Shijiahe culture 新石器時代石家河文化晚期 鷹形玉笄
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A yellow jade 'mask' ornament, Neolithic period, Shijiahe culture 新石器時代石家河文化 黃玉神祖面紋飾
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A large jade 'mask' plaque, Neolithic period, Shijiahe culture 新石器時代石家河文化 神祖面紋玉牌飾
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A yellowish-celadon jade cong, Neolithic period 新石器時代 青玉琮
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A small jade axe-shaped pendant, Shang - early Western Zhou dynasty 商至西周初 戚形小玉飾
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A jade 'mask' ornament, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture 新石器時代良渚文化 神人獸面紋玉冠狀器
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An outstanding carved marble recumbent frog, Shang dynasty 商 大理石雕蛙
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A calcified jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture 新石器時代良渚文化 玉琮
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A jade necklace, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture 新石器時代良渚文化 玉項飾
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A necklace with gold, jade and carnelian beads, Dian culture, Han dynasty 漢 滇文化金珠、玉珠及瑪瑙項飾
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An exceptional and rare gold and silver-inlaid bronze sword hilt, Late Eastern Zhou - early Western Han dynasty 東周末至西漢初 銅錯金銀鏤空雲龍紋劍柄
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A jade collared disc, Western Han dynasty 西漢 有領玉瑗
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A pale celadon and russet jade 'archer’s ring' ornament, Western Han dynasty 西漢 青白玉鏤雕鳳紋韘
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A jade long pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th century BC 東周公元前五世紀 變形龍紋玉珮
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A white and russet jade long pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th century BC 東周公元前五世紀 白玉變形龍紋珮
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A pair of silver-inlaid bronze crossbow fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period 東周戰國時期 銅錯銀龍首雲氣紋承弓器一對
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A pair of embellished gold and silver-inlaid bronze weights, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period 東周戰國時期 銅錯金銀嵌寶虎噬鹿鎮紙一對
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A superbly carved polychrome limestone figure of a Bodhisattva, Northern Qi dynasty 北齊 彩繪石灰岩雕菩薩立像
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A rare small bronze figure of a rhinoceros, Tang dynasty 唐 青銅犀牛
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A small finely engraved gilt-bronze 'hunting' stem cup, Tang dynasty 唐 鎏金銅鏨花狩獵紋高足小盃
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A Junyao purple-splashed dish, Jin - Yuan dynasty 金至元 鈞窰天藍釉紫斑折沿盤
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A Longquan celadon crackle-glazed 'lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty 南宋 龍泉青釉冰片紋蓮瓣盌
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A carved Dingyao 'mandarin ducks' dish, Northern Song dynasty 北宋 定窰劃荷塘鴛鴦折腰盤
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An extremely rare inscribed white-glazed 'monk's cap ewer', Ming dynasty, Yongle period 明永樂 甜白釉暗刻永平安頌銘如意紋僧帽壺
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A rare blue and white jarlet and cover, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 明永樂 青花折枝花卉紋雙繫小蓋罐
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A very rare blue and white anhua-decorated 'phoenix' bowl, Mark and period of Xuande 明宣德 青花暗花穿蓮祥鳳紋盌 《大明宣德年製》款
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A rare small blue and white 'lotus' dish, Mark and period of Xuande 明宣德 青花纏枝番蓮紋小盤 《大明宣德年製》款
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A carved cinnabar lacquer 'floral' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century 明十五至十六世紀 剔紅四季花卉紋長方蓋盒
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A blue and white 'lança' bowl, Mark and period of Wanli 明萬曆 青花梵文盌 《大明萬曆年製》款
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A rare blue and white reticulated gu-form vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period 明萬曆 青花鏤空仿古獸面紋觚
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A nanmu brushpot inscribed by Huang Zhen, Qing dynasty 清 楠木隨形筆筒 《黃鎮書》款
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A 'qianjin' and 'tianqi' lacquer lobed dish, Mark and period of Wanli 明萬曆 戧金填漆羲之愛鵝圖梅式盤 《大明萬曆年製》款
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An imperial gilt-bronze temple bell, bianzhong, Mark and period of Kangxi, dated to the 52nd year, corresponding to 1713 清康煕 御製鎏金銅蒲牢鈕八卦紋「太簇」編鐘 《康煕五十二年製》款
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A famille-verte 'birthday' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi 清康熙 五彩獻寶圖萬壽無疆盤 《大清康熙年製》款
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An important and superbly carved imperial chenxiang mirror 'raree' cabinet, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, possibly commissioned in the 17th year (1752) 清乾隆 或製於十七年（1752年） 御製沉香木浮雕雲龍紋〈是一是二圖〉仙境西洋座鏡
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An extremely rare ruby-ground famille-rose 'phoenix'-handled vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 洋彩胭脂紫地暗八仙雙鳳耳瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A copper-red-glazed garlic-mouth vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 紅釉蒜頭瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
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An incised celadon-glazed foliate-rim bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 粉青釉刻花卉紋花口折沿盌 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A fine and rare robin's-egg glazed vase, meiping, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 爐鈞釉梅瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A rare Ge-type quadruple vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 仿哥釉四聯瓶 《乾隆年製》款
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A pair of famille-rose 'balsam pear' bowls, Seal marks and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 粉彩過枝癩瓜紋盌一對 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A coral-ground reverse-decorated 'bamboo' bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 珊瑚紅白地秀竹紋盌 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A very rare moulded and gilt and silver-decorated celadon-glazed barbed basin, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 粉青釉凸花描金銀萬壽吉慶折沿菱口盆 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A fine and rare blue and white vase, yuhuchunping, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 青花竹石芭蕉紋玉壺春瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A Ming-style blue and white 'peach and loquat' ewer, Seal mark and period of Jiaqing 清嘉慶 青花花果紋執壺 《大清嘉慶年製》款
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A blue and white 'sanduo' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 青花三多紋盌 《大清雍正年製》款
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A fine blue and white 'sanduo' bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 青花三多紋盌 《大清乾隆年製》款
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A lemon-yellow glazed bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 檸檬黄釉盌 《大清雍正年製》款
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A fine clair-de-lune-glazed saucer dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 天藍釉撇口小盤 《大清雍正年製》款
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A fine and rare black-ground green-enamelled dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 墨地綠彩花鳥圖盤 《大清雍正年製》款
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A 'boneless' famille-rose 'floral' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 粉彩沒骨虞美人紋盌 《大清雍正年製》款
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A fine and rare flambé-glazed vase, hu, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 窰變釉鋪首綬帶耳壺 《雍正年製》款
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A large wucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi 清康熙 五彩龍鳳呈祥盤 《大清康熙年製》款
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A blue and white 'shou' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 清康熙 青花萬壽棒槌瓶
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A pair of fine wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowls, Marks and period of Kangxi 清康熙 五彩龍鳳呈祥盌一對 《大清康熙年製》款
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A famille-rose 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' cup, Seal mark and period of Xianfeng 清咸豐 粉彩八吉祥紋臥足盃 《大清咸豐年製》款
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A kesi 'deer and pine' panel, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 緙絲彩繪松鹿圖掛軸
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A large gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel caparisoned elephant and stand, Qing dynasty, 19th century 清十九世紀 鎏金銅掐絲琺瑯嵌寶太平有象
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A white jade 'prunus' scroll weight, Qing dynasty 清 白玉鏤雕梅枝鎮尺
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An imperial white jade 'dragon' brushrest, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century 清十八至十九世紀 白玉水波游龍筆擱
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A white and russet jade 'Buddhist lion' group, Qing dynasty 清 白玉太獅少獅
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A white and russet jade 'mythical beast and lingzhi' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉靈芝瑞獸
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A white and russet jade 'cat' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉雙獾
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A white jade 'luohan and boy' group, 17th century 十七世紀 白玉戲獅羅漢及童子
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A white jade 'deer and lingzhi' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉銜芝壽鹿
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A white and russet jade 'phoenix and peach' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉瑞鳳蟠桃
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A white jade 'elephant and foreigner' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉胡人洗象
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A white and russet jade figure of a badger, Ming dynasty 明 白玉臥獾
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A white and russet jade figure of a monkey, Ming dynasty 明 白玉靈猴獻壽
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A pale celadon and russet jade figure of a bird, 17th century 十七世紀 青白玉瑞鳥
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A white and russet jade 'duck and lotus' group, 17th century 十七世紀 白玉銜蓮寶鴨
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A white and russet jade 'boy and buffalo' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉童子牧牛
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A large pale celadon and russet jade 'deer and lingzhi' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 青白玉靈芝雙鹿
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A white and russet jade 'mythical beast' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉雙瑞獸
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A celadon and russet jade 'bird and peach' group, 17th century 十七世紀 青白玉瑞鳥銜桃
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A small yellow and russet jade figure of a recumbent buffalo, 17th century 十七世紀 黄玉臥牛
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A white jade archaistic 'duck and lotus' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉仿古銜蓮寶鴨
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A large white and brown jade figure of a recumbent buffalo, 17th century 十七世紀 灰白玉臥牛
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A white and russet jade 'Liu Hai and toad' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉劉海戲蟾
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Six white jade zodiac figures, Qing dynasty, 19th century 清十九世紀 白玉生肖像六件
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An inscribed three-colour agate figure of a boy, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 三色瑪瑙石榴童子
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A white and russet jade 'Shoulao and deer' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉壽老瑞鹿
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A white and russet jade 'boy and drum' group, Ming dynasty 明 白玉擊鼓童子
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A white and russet jade 'boy' group, Ming dynasty 明 白玉雙童
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A pale celadon and russet jade 'boy and lotus' pebble, 17th century 十七世紀 青白玉持蓮童子
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A white and russet jade belt buckle, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉一團和氣帶扣
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A white jade 'lotus root' brushrest, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉蓮藕筆擱
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A pale celadon jade 'dragon' brush, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 清乾隆 青白玉雲龍紋筆管
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A white and russet jade square teapot, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉帶皮方蓋壺
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A white jade 'dragon' washer, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉龍紋洗
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A rare reticulated white and russet jade 'garden and lady' boulder, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 清乾隆 白玉鏤雕芭蕉仕女圖山子
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A dendritic agate rectangular box and cover, Mark and period of Qianlong 清乾隆 樹紋瑪瑙長方蓋盒 《大清乾隆年製》 款
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A white jade archaistic 'taotie' incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 清乾隆 白玉饕餮紋朝冠耳三足蓋爐
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A white and russet jade openwork 'bird and pine' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉鏤雕瑞鳥松壽珮
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A white jade 'monkey and peach' washer, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉靈猴獻壽小洗
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A white and brown jade 'lotus' carving, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉雙連同心
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A white jade 'chilong and elephant' rhyton and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉螭龍紋象首蓋觥
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A white and russet jade 'bird and mythical beast' vase and cover, 17th - 18th century 十七至十八世紀 白玉雕朱雀瑞獸蓋瓶
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A white and russet jade openwork 'chilong' pendant, Ming dynasty 明 白玉鏤雕螭龍珮
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An inscribed white jade 'phoenix' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century 清十八至十九世紀 白玉鏤雕鳳凰「同心好合」珮
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A white jade openwork 'dragon' plaque, Ming dynasty 明 白玉鏤雕龍紋珮
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A white and russet jade 'meiren' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉美人牌
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An inscribed white jade 'Zhang Qian' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century 清十八至十九世紀 白玉張騫乘槎圖牌
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An inscribed white jade 'tianlu' plaque, 17th - 18th century 十七世紀至十八世紀 白玉天鹿牌
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An inscribed white jade 'prunus' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century 清十八至十九世紀 白玉題詩牌
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An inscribed white jade 'phoenix' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉鳳凰于飛牌
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An inscribed white jade 'peony' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉玉堂富貴牌
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An inscribed white jade 'guanyin' pebble, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century 清十八至十九世紀 白玉觀音牌
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A white jade 'immortals' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉張騫乘槎牌
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An inscribed white jade 'boy' plaque, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清十八世紀 白玉持磬童子牌
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A sacrificial-red glazed dish. Mark and period of Yongzheng 清雍正 祭紅釉盤 《大清雍正年製》款
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A blue and white ‘longevity’ box and cover 17th century 十七世紀 青花團花捧壽圓蓋盒
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