A pale celadon archaistic jade vase, 18th. c., Kangxi - Qianlong, Beijing Imperial Workshop, of flattened HU form with elephant head handles and suspended rings, carved in relief with an interwoven stylized pattern of archaic dragons, below a wide wavy band under the rim, stone of even translucent light celadon color. 8 1/2" h., 21.8 cm.
Provenance: -Collection of Count Primor Alsocernantoni -Louis Von Cseh of New York City -1963 July 16th Christies New York. Lot 22 -Montreal Collector Lot Notes: Archaic motifs are commonly incorporated into jade carving design however the present lot exhibits a very respectful invocation of traditional motifs original to an ancient Chinese bronze. the carver of this object possesses Scholarly knowledge of ancient bronzes as well as a high level of skill suggesting that this vase could have been produced in Beijing on imperial commission.
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