A GREEN JADE 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK AND COVER 17TH / 18TH CENTURY
the flattened circular body rising from a rectangular foot to an oval rim, the shoulder set with a pair of archaistic kuilong handles, the body carved in high relief with a dragon and chilong contesting a 'Flaming Pearl' amidst bold swirling clouds, all against a smooth ground, the domed cover surmounted by an oblong knob, the green stone with occasional orange-russet patches and faint icy striations (2)
Height 7 in., 18 cm
Provenance:
Spink & Son, London, 18th December 1980.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 339.
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the flattened circular body rising from a rectangular foot to an oval rim, the shoulder set with a pair of archaistic kuilong handles, the body carved in high relief with a dragon and chilong contesting a 'Flaming Pearl' amidst bold swirling clouds, all against a smooth ground, the domed cover surmounted by an oblong knob, the green stone with occasional orange-russet patches and faint icy striations (2)
Height 7 in., 18 cm
Provenance:
Spink & Son, London, 18th December 1980.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 339.
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