Lot 1233. A greyish-green jade archaistic vase, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 7½ in. (19 cm.). Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

The vase, of flattened pear shape, is carved on each side of the body with two pairs of bottle-horn dragons confronted on a wide band of leiwen above two pairs of sinuous dragons with backward-turned heads and below a band of interlinked foliate scroll on aleiwen ground. The neck is carved in relief on each side with two chilong flanked byleiwen-filled blades and by the pair of curved lug handles also carved with further leiwen, all below a band of key fret at the rim. The semi-translucent stone has some opaque buff mottling, wood stand.

Property from the Sabet family Collection.

Provenance: Habib Sabet, Europe and New York, 1970s, and thence by descent within the family.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 18 - 19 September 2014