Coupe tripode en jade céladon pâle sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

de forme archaïsante Ding, le pourtour à décor finement ciselé en bas-relief d'une frise de dragons kui, une bande de cartouches en pétales autour du col, la pierre d'une belle teinte céladon pâle

The censer body is in good condition with the exception of a few scattered tiny nicks to the edges of the carved decoration. The feet have tiny nicks to the base rim and are possibly partly ground down. The actual colour of the stone is a fraction more pale celadon than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue.
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