Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR 顯赫私人珍藏
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AN IMPERIAL LARGE YELLOW JADE 'CHILONG' DOUBLE VASE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 御製黃玉浮雕螭龍圓方雙聯瓶
powerfully worked with a large dragon and eight small chilong clambering over and around the the double vase formed of a conjoined cong-form vessel and cylinder amidst ruyi-form clouds, the vase rendered embedded in jagged rocks above cresting waves originating from a swirl at the base, the stone of a pale yellowish-celadon colour with a lustrous sheen and accentuated with russet inclusions and striations skilfully incorporated in the design
22.9 cm, 9 in.
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999).
Sotheby's New York, 9th/10th October 1987, lot 186.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st November 1999, lot 566.
趙從衍(1912-1999年)收藏
紐約蘇富比1987年10月9/10日,編號186
香港蘇富比1999年11月1日,編號566
Sotheby’s: Thirty Years in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 374.
《香港蘇富比三十週年》,香港,2003年,圖版374