A RARE LARGE WHITE AND SPINACH-GREEN JADE AUBERGINE-FORM VASE AND COVER
A RARE LARGE WHITE AND SPINACH-GREEN JADE AUBERGINE-FORM VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The well-hollowed white stone with some faint russet streaks is naturalistically carved in the form of an aubergine, inlaid on top with spinach-green jade as part of the calyx, complete with the cover also in spinach-green jade.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) overall height
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910
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A RARE LARGE WHITE AND SPINACH-GREEN JADE AUBERGINE-FORM VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The well-hollowed white stone with some faint russet streaks is naturalistically carved in the form of an aubergine, inlaid on top with spinach-green jade as part of the calyx, complete with the cover also in spinach-green jade.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) overall height
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910