Sep Fine Art & Collectibles Sale

HETIAN JADE DRAGON-PATTERNED HANDLE TEAPOT OF THE QING DYNASTY

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $8,000 - $10,000

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Description

Long:12.5cm(4.92in), Width:7.5cm(2.95in), Height:16.2cm(6.38in), Weight:664g (1.464lb)Jade skin-bag-shaped ewer with gilded handle and dragon pattern. Carved from a single piece of Hetian spinach green jade with natural dark speckles. Modelled after ancient nomadic leather water bag, its exterior is shallowly carved with a dragon chasing the pearl. The rim, base and arched handle are decorated with gilded fittings. Combining grassland craft tradition and imperial jade craftsmanship, it symbolizes prosperity and good fortune, being an exquisite decorative jade artifact.