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16 octobre 2010

A finely carved white jade 'Dragon' moonflask. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period.

A finely carved white jade 'Dragon' moonflask. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened globular form, well carved on each side with a frontal five-clawed dragon, its sinuous body wrapped around a 'flaming pearl', leaping amongst...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 'Dragon', white jade, moonflask

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15 octobre 2010

An extremely rare white jade 'dragon' ruyi sceptre with imperial poem. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, dated to the guisi year

An extremely rare white jade 'dragon' ruyi sceptre with imperial poem. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, dated to the guisi year (1773). photo courtesy Sotheby's the slender curved sceptre elegantly carved on the head with a sinuous dragon in relief, in...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, imperial poem, white jade, 1773, guisi, ruyi sceptre

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11 octobre 2010

A rare nd finely woven imperial kesi twelve-symbol robe. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period.

A rare nd finely woven imperial kesi twelve-symbol robe. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's the yellow ground worked with eight gold dragons, four in profile clutching 'flaming pearls' amidst five-coloured clouds, and gold shou characters...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, imperial kesi, twelve-symbol

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11 octobre 2010

Zhang Zhao, 'Shi Gu Ge' by Han Yu in cursive script. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, Early 18th century

Zhang Zhao, 'Shi Gu Ge' by Han Yu in cursive script. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, Early 18th century.. photo courtesy Sotheby's handscroll, ink on gold-flecked paper with a silk brocade wrapper, signed Zhang Zhao with three seals of the artist, an Imperial...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, Early 18th century, Han Yu, Zhang Zhao, 'Shi Gu Ge'

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11 octobre 2010

A superbly embellished and very rare reticulated gold censer and cover. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period.

A superbly embellished and very rare reticulated gold censer and cover in its original fitted leather case. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's the compressed globular body rising from a short straight foot to an incurved broad mouthrim,...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, lapis lazuli, censer and cover, Qianlong period, turquoise, reticulated gold

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9 octobre 2010

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, by Hu Xingyue. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, by Hu Xingyue. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period.. photo courtesy Sotheby's superbly carved in high-relief with several chilong dragons clambering about the body, a group forming the handle and two more on the exterior of the...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup, Qianlong period, Hu Xingyue

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8 octobre 2010

A massive imperial white jade 'xintian zhuren' seal. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A massive imperial white jade 'xintian zhuren' seal. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of large square form, surmounted by a superbly carved pair of addorsed dragons, each powerfully carved with eyes bulging and nostrils flaring...

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Tags: Qianlong period, seal, imperial white jade, 'xintian zhuren'

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27 septembre 2010

An rare pair of Cinnabar Lacquer 'Ribbon-tied' boxes. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

An rare pair of Cinnabar Lacquer 'Ribbon-tied' boxes. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's each imitating two bound books enclosed by a cover, with the shorter sides of the boxes with finely carved and painted wood simulating the pages...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Cinnabar Lacquer, Qianlong period

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19 septembre 2010

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of long rectangular form constructed of well-figured, tightly-grained zitan wood members, supported by straight legs of square section...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, zitan, Dahlia, Tiaozhuo

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17 septembre 2010

A fine and rare yellow glass washer. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A fine and rare yellow glass washer. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's the rich yellow metal of compressed globular form, the rounded sides resting on a curled lotus leaf, subtly carved with carp in a lotus pond, moving amidst large...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, washer, Qianlong period, yellow glass

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