• Dimension: Height: 9 1/8 in (23.0 cm) Length: 4 5/8 in (11.5 cm) Width: 2 3/8 in (6.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $13000
• Estimate To: $18000

Chinese. Exquisitely carved as a baluster vase with well hollowed interior topped by a domed cover carved with pair of chilong, next to an archaistic lobed Gu vase amongst three clambering chilong, all supported on an elaborate square scroll stand. The stone is of highly polished white tone. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

乾隆至嘉慶初年裡宮廷制玉之巔峰時期，造型千奇百怪，工藝精湛，本件拍品即為其中一例。聯瓶屬於瓶式之一，因兩瓶合為一器而名，器型源於新石器時代的雙聯壺，於清代之時極為流行，乾隆年間的合歡瓶即屬此類。本品選用上等和闐玉製成，溫潤滑膩，色澤瑩潤雅緻。採用深浮雕、鏤雕、圓雕等技法雕製而成，雙瓶分別為“蓋瓶”“花觚”，造型雅緻，一高一低，一胖一瘦，交錯相連，錯落有致，匠心獨運，。蓋瓶中間掏膛，，工藝精湛，膛腔光滑平整，子母口嚴絲合縫，蓋上雕琢雙螭龍，雕工精湛。束頸飾雙耳，直腹，圈足飾“絞絲紋”外撇。花觚花口外撇，鼓腹，圈足微撇。螭龍身軀挺健，昂首張目，俯身踞於雙瓶間，情勢生動，形象逼真，活靈活現。底座鏤空製成，高低錯落，線條流暢，嚴謹精緻。整體線條硬朗有力，刀法運用靈活，技藝極為精湛。此器無論質地、工藝都堪稱上品，充分反映乾隆宮廷的工藝水準及審美趣味，藝術價值極高。來源: 内華達州拉斯維加斯重要私人收藏
Provenance: Property from an important collection, Las Vegas, Nevada