£3,000 - £5,000
A FINE ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' BI DISC
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
白玉螭龙纹璧 清 十八/十九世纪
carved in high relief with a coiled chilong holding a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth, the reverse with dense pattern interlocking c-scrolls, on a fitted carved hardwood stand
5.6cm diameter
PROVENANCE: Acquired from East & West Art, East Kew, Australia, 2008 and with original receipt
NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see: Christie's New York, A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art From the Lizzadro Collection (part II), 19 September 2013, lot 1148
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