Lot 1752
  • 1752

An unusual carved white jade archaistic rhyton Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period

Estimate
250,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description

the irregular-shaped archaistic vessel well carved in high-relief with three qilong clambering over the rim, with a zoomorphic loop handle suspending a loose ring below the spout, incised with a band of scroll designs and tapering to rest on the back of a phoenix, and its wings and feathery tail detailed with delicately incised markings, resting on its webbed feet tucked under its body, the stone of a translucent pale celadon-white tone