ID 718760
Lot 1220 | A GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURAL CUP
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The cup is carved in high relief with five immortals supported on a lattice-like network of lingzhi branches. One figure holds open a handscroll incised with a two-character inscription possibly reading wanshou (longevity). The interior is decorated with a floriform pattern.
6 in. (15 cm.) wide
Provenance
Charles Fredrick Faude, California, by 1992.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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