A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OCTAGONAL CUP STAND

LATE MING DYNASTY

Carved in relief with a pair of confronting dragons facing a shou character flanked by a swallow, a bat and two fylfots, the central roundel surrounded by a border of ruyi heads, all within a border of a key fret, 17cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Robert Bigio (1913-2003).

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jade Ware (II), pp.254-255, no.196 for a closely related but rectangular cup stand.