A spinach jade Ming-style ewer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 碧玉道教神仙圖執壺
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
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A spinach jade Ming-style ewer and cover
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
清十九世紀 碧玉道教神仙圖執壺
of flattened pear shape with a long spout opposite a thin strap handle, carved on each side with a peach-shaped panel enclosing two immortals, the domed cover topped with a seated figure of Shoulao, the stone a deep mottled green colour
2
25 cm high
Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921).
Dennis Holman, Lady Louis, Life of the Countess of Burma, London, 1952, photographed in the background of the library at 2 Wilton Crescent, the London home of the Earl and Countess of Burma, colour plate iii, between pp. 8-9.