A JADEITE 'PHOENIX, SQUIRREL AND MAGNOLIA' SPILL VASE Late Qing...
A JADEITE 'PHOENIX, SQUIRREL AND MAGNOLIA' SPILL VASE
Late Qing Dynasty
The vessel form as an open magnolia flower with a further flowering branch issuing from rockwork, flanked by a phoenix and squirrel resting upon ornamental rockwork, the stone of mottled spinach green hue with paler inclusions, affixed to fitted stand.
The vase 16cm (6 1/4in) high.
清晚期 翠玉雕鳳與松鼠及蘭花瓶
The Property of an English Family
Provenance: Harry and Isabel Johnston, Liverpool, purchased in London in the early 1900s, and thence by descent
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A JADEITE 'PHOENIX, SQUIRREL AND MAGNOLIA' SPILL VASE
Late Qing Dynasty
The vessel form as an open magnolia flower with a further flowering branch issuing from rockwork, flanked by a phoenix and squirrel resting upon ornamental rockwork, the stone of mottled spinach green hue with paler inclusions, affixed to fitted stand.
The vase 16cm (6 1/4in) high.
清晚期 翠玉雕鳳與松鼠及蘭花瓶
The Property of an English Family
Provenance: Harry and Isabel Johnston, Liverpool, purchased in London in the early 1900s, and thence by descent
