A FINE AND VERY RARE CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE 1740-1850 Finely carved as a flattened, ovoid bottle supported on a base of crashing waves and a rocky outcropping, with a sinuous chilong emerging from the waves on one of the narrow sides and a descending dragon on the other, a flaming pearl in high relief on one shoulder, the stone of even white tone, stopper 2 3/8in. (5.9cm.) high
A FINE AND VERY RARE CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE 1740-1850 Finely carved as a flattened, ovoid bottle supported on a base of crashing waves and a rocky outcropping, with a sinuous chilong emerging from the waves on one of the narrow sides and a descending dragon on the other, a flaming pearl in high relief on one shoulder, the stone of even white tone, stopper 2 3/8in. (5.9cm.) high
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