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A FINE PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC CENSER AND COVER, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18th CENTURY
The compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, the rounded sides carved in archaistic style with two taotie masks in low relief divided by two strap handles raising from a short flaring foot and issuing from a shaped mythical beast, the domed cover carved with the same decoration and surmounted by a carved disc-shaped socket flat finial. In good conditions, some flow veining, minor wear on the surface, the translucent stone of a pale celadon color with opaque white inclusions, and russet coloration, tiny nicks.
12,4 cm high, 20,5 cm wide
12,4 cm high, 20,5 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 5.000 - 10.000
Provenance: from the private collection of a Lady in south of Italy, and thence descendants
LOTS
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EIGHT MISCELLANEOUS TRADITIONALLY BOUND NOVEL BOOKS, JAPAN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY (8)
EIGHT MISCELLANEOUS TRADITIONALLY BOUND NOVEL BOOKS, JAPAN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY (8)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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THE HUNDRED VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI BOOK, SIGNED HOKUSAI (1760-1849), JAPAN, EDO PERIOD
THE HUNDRED VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI BOOK, SIGNED HOKUSAI (1760-1849), JAPAN, EDO PERIOD
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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TWELVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (12)
TWELVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (12)
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200
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THIRTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (13)
THIRTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (13)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500