A GREEN JADE `MYTHICAL BEAST` VASE AND A COVER

Lot 1255
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 7 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 1255 | A GREEN JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' VASE AND A COVER
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 9 000
A GREEN JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' VASE AND A COVER

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The vase is decorated on either side with taotie masks below pendent lappets on the neck, which is flanked by angular scroll-form handles. The vase is supported on the back of a mythical winged beast standing on a shaped base. The stone is of a greyish-green tone with speckles of black and white.

6 1⁄4 in. (15.7 cm.) high







Provenance

J.P. Morgan Collection, by repute.

Archie Shore Galleries, Chicago, 21 January 1958, lot 380.

Private American collection, acquired prior to 1960.
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