A pair of celadon jade reticulated cylindrical perfumers
Qing dynasty, 19th century

each carved and pierced with slightly differing continuous scenes of four cranes in flight and perched on jagged rocks beside gnarled pine trees, and with further trees growing from fissures in the high rocky cliffs, one crane carrying a lingzhi stem in its beak, all between bands of incised key-fret at the base and around the rim, the stones of pale greenish tint with some opaque white mottling around the bases, wood stands and covers

(6)
each 20 cm high, 25.5 cm high overall

• Lot Sold $22,000 (Hammer Price)
• $26,840 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Metropolitan Fine Arts & Antiques Inc., New York

Condition Report

One with two slightly abraided areas on the outer rim of the top, approx 1 cm and 1.5 cm. The other with one slightly abraided area on the outer rim of the top approx 1 cm. Both with a fine natural fissure across the base rim from the top of the key fret border.

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CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff		Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne  |  Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith
	Ann Roberts Specialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts		Anthony Hurl Specialist Consultant Arts & Design Adelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur
	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard		Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward