Asian Art I - 17th November 2010

Lot 240

*** A good Chinese white jade shaped box and cover

Estimate £12,000 - £18,000

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Description

*** A good Chinese white jade shaped box and cover, 19th / 20th century. Carved in shallow relief with a figure and cranes before a pagoda beneath a gnarled pine tree, lingzhi fungi growing amidst rocks, the base carved with a band of lappets, 15.2cm. (2) Provenance: formerly a Swiss private collection by repute.