A GREYISH-BEIGE JADE RHYTON, GONG

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Lot 725 | A GREYISH-BEIGE JADE RHYTON, GONG
A GREYISH-BEIGE JADE RHYTON, GONG

LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 16TH-18TH CENTURY

The deep vessel is carved with an inverted horned beast mask at the bottom, with its horns acting as feet for the vessel and the curled mane forming the handle. The upper body is decorated in high relief with three clambering chilong reserved on an archaistic scroll ground. The stone is of a greyish-beige tone with some russet and cream striations.

7 in. (17.7 cm.) high





Provenance

Sotheby's London, 2 December 1997, lot 103.



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Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1997-2022.
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