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THE PROPERTY OF THE HETZLER FAMILY
A CARVED WHITE JADE VASE AND A COVER
18TH CENTURY
细节
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
来源
Acquired by Theodore Hetzler (1875-1945), President and Chairman of the Board of the Fifth Avenue Bank, circa 1900, and thence by descent within the family.
更多详情
The finely carved decoration on this vase bears auspicious messages. The Chinese word for ‘quail,’ an, is a homophone for the word for ‘peace.’ The imagery of quail and millet represents the rebus: suisui ping'an, which may be translated as 'may you have peace year after year'.
荣誉呈献
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist