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Carved from pale gray-green stone with cloudy white mottling and black and brown rivering throughout, the mountain landscape with high rising peaks and numerous figures and pavillions amid foliage on both sides, with the seal of the Emperor Qianlong above a long inscription on one side, the reverse with a further inscription and a seal, one seal referring to the eightieth year of the Emperor Qianlong,corresponding to the year 1784. — Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion, 1790
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Spinach green jade, carved in chrysanthemum form, small flutings, spread in tiers from the center of the plate, representing the petals of the flower. Carved on both sides, the petals curled over the rim. The jade is extremely thin and translucent. — Plate, 18th-19th century
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two reclining goats, apparently eating fungus - symbol of longevity. grey and black jade. — Paperweight: Deer and Fungus Motif, 17th-20th century
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Calabash or gourd, white jade, with carvings of plant forms and animals in high relief. — Water Basin, late 18th century
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Brush Washer. Bowl of celadon jade carved with flowers, leaves, and bamboo in high relief; incised foliate design on body of bowl which has a shaped rim. — Brush Washer, 18th century
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Censer, covered, of green jade in the form of a pagoda. The cover is in 3 sections carved with Buddhist symbol ; the finial a dragon surmonted by the praying mantis guarding the pearl of omnipotence. Body carved with all over foliate pattern, the rim with running Chinese fret. superb quality jade with begonia leaf marking. Brilliant emerald green in color. — Incense Burner in the Form of a Ding Vessel, 18th century
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Table screen, white jade carved in relief on the face with the eight horses of Mu Wang in a mountain landscape with pine trees, the branches of one tree extending on to reverse side. Composition derived from a painting of Ma Yuan. A long poetic inscription and date at upper left added in reign of Ch'ien Lung. — Table Screen with Stand, 18th century
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Finger citron of yellow jade; around body and base of vase a pattern of twining leaves and a smaller finger citron in relief. Teakwood stand. — Vase, late 18th century
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Writer's water coupe of white jade in form of Ling-Chih, the plant of long Life, and carved with a similar design in relief. Wood stand. — Water vessel, 18th century
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three monkeys in a grotto, a river and pine tree; rosewood irregular base — Mountain, 17th century
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Altar frontal of faded coral satin embroidered with a large elephant, clouds and sprays of floweres in colored silks and couched gold threads; elephant partially worked with peacock feathers. Valance section embroidered with three medallions containing good luck symbols and characters, and flowers. Gold thread and colored silks in couched and satin stitch. Borders of black satin embroidered with flowers in shades of blue, and symbols in couched gold threads. Lining of pink cotton. — Altar Frontal, 19th century
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Brush holder, white jade carved with design of landscape showing mountain rocks, flowers and Ling-Chih, the plant of Long Life. — Brush Pot, 1736-1795
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white porcelain — Globular vase, 18th century
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ceramic, blanc de chine glaze; wooden stand — Pear-shaped bottle vase, 19th century
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Mughal style carving with bodhisattva and tendril motif — Covered Vase, late 19th century
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oval body incorporating a bat on one end with its wings wrapped around the sides, pouring mouth opposite; handle on one side; three dragon feet; two posts on either side at top rim — Jue-shaped vessel, 17th-18th century
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horned beast with body of a deer, head of a lion, and scaled wings; standing on waves with a book borne on clouds on its back; grey-green stone with rust-brown and cloudy white mottling — Recumbent Figure of an Auspicious Mythical Beast (Qilin), 17th century
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carved white jade; wing feathers crisply incised; serrated wing covers fitting lower section cleanly — Quail Box and Cover, one of a pair, late 18th-early 19th century
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carved white jade; wing feathers crisply incised; serrated wing covers fitting lower section cleanly — Quail Box and Cover, one of a pair, c. 1770
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A Sino-tibetan Buddha shown seated in a muhdra of meditation, carved from white jade and with an angled ledge in the back of the figure fitting precisely onto a mottled green and black jadeite throne in the form of a Tibetan stupa, surmounted by cloud motif finial surrounding a white jade medallion with inscripotion picked out in gilding. — Amitabha, 19th century
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Carved in the form of two birds conjoined bodies, the necks of the birds forming handles of the vase and with two further loop and loose ring handles at the sides, the base formed by the birds legs entwined with floral motifs and the cover attached by a long chain. — Covered Vase, 19th century
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The large central lotus pod with smaller pods, the buds entwined at the sides, the central lotus pod with small opening covered by a green jadeite stopper with a frog, the whole raised on a fitted stained ivory stand. — Water coupe, 18th-19th century
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the globular body left entirely plain, with high polish showing the bright green stone with icy mottling and some darker green flecks and traces of white, with a pair of monster mask and loose ring handles, the tripod supports also issuing from monster masks and the domed cover with two fu lions forming the finial; carved of light green stone with white and green markings. Former Classification: Jade — Covered Tripod, 19th century
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The plain globular body carved with two projecting dragon-head handles at the shoulder supporting large loose rings and raised on three short supports issuing from two fu-lion masks, the domed cover with two fu lions for the finial. — Covered Incense Burner, late 18th-early 19th century
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Of loaf shape, carved in high relief with buddhist divinities and demons on both sides amidst clouds and wave motifs and a traditional heavenly mountainscape. Broken in two pieces and repaired. Former Classification: Jade — A Gathering of Lohans, 17th-18th century
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The opaque brown and cloudy tan-colored jade apparently burned in a fire, the shallow bowl with deeply rounded sides carved on the exterior and interior with butterflies and melon vine. Broken in two pieces and restored. Former Classification: Jade — Bowl, 17th century
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The large central shallow bowl carved in the form of a Ruyi head, with smaller bowls and fungus and bat motifs around the edge, the dull gray-green stone with cloudy russet markings. Former Classification: Jade — Brush Washer, 16th-17th century
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the boulder with unusual color used in the carving, the goose with head sharply turned, shown enveloped in lotus plants, with one large leaf using the green color of the stone and several flowers using the russet markings, on a carved base of swirling waves; carved of gray-green stone with brown markings. Former Classification: Jade — Goose, 16th century
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Plain Serpentine Quartz Shallow Bowl of oval shape, with thick sides and base, the translucent brownish-green stone with darker markings, the base engraved with a four-character Qianlong mark — Brush Washer, 18th-19th century
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yellow jade, with yellow jade cover; carved with dragons in high relief. The design of five dragons dates from 12 B.C. — Covered Vase, late 18th century
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Bowl, plain fei t'sui camphor jade with all-over violet and blue cast. One of a pair, see 35.20.2. 'Greenish white jade with greyish mauve cast' — Bowl, 18th century
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Bowl, plain fei t'sui camphor jade with all-over violet and blue cast. One of a pair, see 35.20.2. 'Greenish white jade with greyish mauve cast' — Bowl, 18th century
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Bowl, one of a pair, covered fei t-sui jade carved in chrysanthemum form. This white jade, flecked with green called by the Chinese 'moss entangled in melting snow'. Carved inside and out in four rows of petal design. Small spreading base also carved in spread petal design. Extraordinarily fragile and brilliant. Pair with 34.21.6a,b — Lidded Bowl, 18th century
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Bowl of white Camphor jade, carved in a XVIII century Tibetan form suggesting a Chrysanthemum, a design that came to Tibet from India, and was later introduced into China by Tibetan Carvers and brought to Peking by Ch'ien Lung. The nephrite jade has a beautifully lustrous quality. Former Classification: Jade — Bowl, 1736-1795
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Bowl, one of a pair, covered fei t-sui jade carved in chrysanthemum form. This white jade, flecked with green called by the Chinese 'moss entangled in melting snow'. Carved inside and out in four rows of petal design. Small spreading base also carved in spread petal design. Extraordinarily fragile and brilliant. Pair with 34.21.5a,b — Lidded Bowl, 18th century
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Bowl, covered, translucent white jade, carved with Buddhistic symbols. Cat.card reads a,b; locat. of b? — Bowl with Base, 18th century
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Dish, white camphor jade (one of a pair 36.7.2-3). Carved in chrysanthemum form and worked to proper thinness. One of pair has a small hole the size of a pin prick, which appears to have been done at time. Rough carving, but may be the result of [moving?]. — Dish, 18th century
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Dish, white camphor jade (one of a pair 36.7.2-3). Carved in chrysanthemum form and worked to proper thinness. — Dish, 18th century
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Dish, oval, in the form of a formalized medallion within a fluted border of chrysanthemum petals; two undercut floral handles; medallion boss carved with floral and foliate designs radiating from a central floral form. Translucent camphor jade with flocculent crystalline markings. One of a pair- 36.7.5-6. — Oval Dish, 18th century
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Carved white jade bowl with inscription in four cartouches 'Chien Lung Yu Wan' (made for the emperor Chien Lung). Decoration of trailing branches and four cartouches containing signs of Chinese zodiac. smaller, alternating cartouches bear characters of inscription. Jade worked to great thinness. — Bowl, 1736-1795
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Vase, carved camphor jade, with cover. Ovate form carved at shoulders with two delicte twigs encircled by loose ring handles, and flanked by fur pendant fern leaves extending to the upper foot. On the two body panels carved fighures of Bodhisattvas, one blowing a horn and standing upon two prayer wheels; the other holding a pole lantern. About the foot a double collar of foliage. Floral fluting and finial on cover. This piece worked to extreme translucency. Probably a copy of a bronze form. — Vase, 1736-1795
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Vase, pork fat white jade, globular, carved in high relief with six asters and a floral band in reverse about the base. A poetic inscription about the throat. — Small Vase with Base, 1662-1722
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Altar frontal of pale brick-colored k'ossu. In the center of the lower section a large, seated four-clawed dragon in dull gold with a longevity character in the curve of its tail. Loose, fat clouds and bats in shades of green, blue, yellow and tan. Below, the waves of the Eternal Sea with Taoist symbols. Above, in the valance section set off from main field by a band of dark blue and gold brocade, are three pale brick-colored medallions on an apple green k'ossu ground. In the end medallions two slender dragons of K'ang Hsi type; in central medallion the two dragons are spearated by a longevity symbol. Surrounding the medallions, bats and fat clouds in shades of blue, brown, yellow, and tan. All-around applied border of two-fold dark blue and gold brocade. Lining of steel gray satin damask. Note dragon's face and tail have been restored by applying sections of finer, later k'ossu. A.P. says Faded and poor quality, but still I think K'ang Hsi. — Altar Frontal, Kangxi period, 1662-1722
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Altar frontal of pale brick red kesi with design representing a blue-scaled chilin in a field of flowers, large fat clouds, and symbols in shades of blue, green, pink, yellow, brown and grey. Across the top a band of watery, run-together clouds.(?) Note the bat, of finer, later kesi inset above cloud over chilin's head. Double border inner one of worn, all-over flower and cloud pattern of brocade in shades of light green, yellow, blue and pink; outer of gold and blue kesi of dragon and cloud pattern, perhaps originally part of a robe? The kesi weave is quite coarse. It has been badly worn, and is mended in places. Lining of yellow satin which has been pieced out. — Table Frontal, 1368-1644
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Altar Frontal of gold kesi with large seated, four-clawed dragon in green, partially woven with peacock feathers. In the field are loose, fat clouds, and Buddhist symbols in shades of blue, green, brown, brick-red, tan, and yellow. Below, the waves and sacred Mountain of the Eternal Sea. Note cloud restorations of finer kesi. In upper valance section of brown kesi, set off from main field by an uneven band of watery, run-together clouds, appear the sun disc flanked by two white cranes in a cloud field. Colors include red, green, yellow, and blue. Lining of strips of bright blue satin damask of medallion design. — Altar Frontal, early 17th century
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Table Cover, early 18th century

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Altar Frontal of brocaded brick red satin. In the main panel one large five-clawed dragon in gold surrounded by loose clouds in shades of green, blue, and tan. Below, a shallow area of rolling waves among which appear the Eight Precious Things. At the top a short pleated valance bearing five-clawed dragons and longevity characters in the panels formed by the pleats. Linings of blue cotton and thin pink silk. Illegible seal on back. — Altar Frontal, early 18th century
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Altar Frontal of rust-red brocade. Five four-clawed dragons, one large one in center, in gold. Field of loose clouds and bats gripping symbols in shades of blue, green, pink and peach. Below, the Eternal Sea with branches of Coral in the curling waves. Border of the satin brocaded with running design of flowers, bats and symbols. Across the top a loose strip of green satin brocade with a design of bats, clouds, sacred vessels, plum blossoms, narcissus, and Taoist symbols. Border of the green satin with design of running flowers and synbols. Linings of thin yellow damask and orange silk. Compare Eternal Sea area with that on K'ang-Hsi robes. For a similar altar frontal see London Ill. News, November 30,1935, p.988 — Altar Frontal, 18th century
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Temple banners, pair, made up of five long strips of various brocades and attached to a flat, shaped plaque of wood covered with gold-colored satin brocade and bordered with a shaped band of brown velvet. The brocades making up each banner strip include pale gold-colored satin with rows of dragon medallions and stylizedclouds in gold and colors; tan and gold; green satin with dragon medaliions and clouds; blue with large medallion diaper; deep gold color with large flowers in green; etc. Lining of faded brick-red raw silk. — Temple Banner, 18th century
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Temple banners, pair, made up of five long strips of various brocades and attached to a flat, shaped plaque of wood covered with gold-colored satin brocade and bordered with a shaped band of brown velvet. The brocades making up each banner strip include pale gold-colored satin with rows of dragon medallions and stylizedclouds in gold and colors; tan and gold; green satin with dragon medaliions and clouds; blue with large medallion diaper; deep gold color with large flowers in green; etc. Lining of faded brick-red raw silk. — Temple Banner, 18th century
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Carved from white and brown jadeite in vertical strata, the flattened shield-shaped vase carved with pairs of stylized dragons holding a pearl in theior mouths, below a shou medallion on the neck, the decoration on each side in bright reddish-brown colored stonein relief against a pure white background, the neck with masl and loose ring handles, and the rim with more of the reddish-brown skin of the stone used to highlight a fretwork band, the cover with double dragon-loop finial holding a pair of loose rings. — Covered Vase, 18th century
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cylindrical body in the form of a ribbon tied scroll; two chilong form the handle and spout; wine jug with dragon motif. — Ewer, 17th-18th century
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Vase, large, covered, white jade. Band of archaic animal design in relief on body. On the shoulders four archaic monster masks form ring handles from which are suspended loose rings; on the neck, above each handle, archaic birds in high relief. The cover, carved with a band of archaic animal design, is surmounted by a heavy lotus finial. On the low flaring base four shallowly incised flanges insipired by the .. Former Classification: Jade — Covered vase, 18th century
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mountain landscape form; carved in the round with pavilions, trees and rocks, with a seated scholar beside a bridge watching a waterfall cascading into a rocky pool; mottled beige and cream shoushan soapstone — Brush rest, 17th century
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oval concave base; sides flare outward from base particularly on short ends and flare inward toward small oval mouth opening with short neck; white porcelain with light blue designs; wide sides decorated with acanthus-crowned man in jewels and royal robes holding scepters, riding in a small, elegant sailboat with two birds and two fish in cartouche beneath; opposite side decorated with view of row boats at a dock with classical-style buildings and left and right and a round tower at center; partially reclining draped classical figure in cartouche at bottom, with fish and a pair of putti; band of fish around bottom edge; rounded raised cover with knob covered with silver foil — British East India Company - Trade & Colonise, 2016
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oval concave base; sides flare outward from base and flare inward toward short neck with small round mouth opening; white porcelain with light blue designs; wide sides decorated with sailing boat with sea creatures of various sorts--real and imagined; opposite side decorated with cartouche with Asian garden and sea scene with boat, birds and figures on bridge with flowers around outside of cartouche; band of flowers and fish around bottom edge; conical cover with rounded top and tiny knob covered with silver foil — British East India Company - Trade & Colonise, 2016
Robin Best

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oval concave base; sides flare outward slightly from base then steeply inward about halfway up body of vessel, then slightly outward again along tall neck to wide oval mouth opening; white porcelain with light blue designs; decorated on one side with an Asian garden with a large rock at right, arcing bridge with two figures left of center and two buildings at bottom and butterflies and flowers at top; opposite side decorated in Asian style with three figures on a balcony overlooking water with a figure on a raft and large bird with flowers, bats and waves at top; decorative bands with flowers and patterns at top, bottom and shoulder — British East India Company - Trade & Colonise, 2016
Robin Best

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oval concave base; sides flare outward slightly from base then steeply inward about halfway up body of vessel, then slightly outward again along tall neck to wide oval mouth opening; white porcelain with light blue designs; decorated on one side with a pair of figures, pair of deer and figure with sword on horseback slaying a large cat surrounded by floral and foliage motifs at bottom and bird with large flowers at top; opposite side decorated with blooming plant at bottom and pair of figures--one seated, one standing--and pair of peacocks flaking a dancer on a stool with a horn at top; floral bands at top, bottom and shoulder — British East India Company - Trade & Colonise, 2016
Robin Best

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oval concave base; sides flare outward from base and flare inward toward short neck with small round mouth opening; white porcelain with light blue designs; wide sides decorated with four figures in row boats in a cartouche with two pairs of emus and kangaroos, turtle, flowers, insects and a coat of arms on neck; opposite side decorated with seascape with sailing vessel on horizon line and various animals on shore (birds, kangaroo, sheep, horse) and foliage, with a coat of arms on neck; band of leaves around bottom edge; conical cover with rounded top and tiny knob covered with silver foil — British East India Company - Trade & Colonise, 2016
Robin Best

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Globular Vase with Dragon Decor, 1723-1735

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