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Jade Oval Winged Cup (Erbei)

Jade Oval Winged Cup (Erbei)

Chinese

Originally a pale greenish-white nephrite changed to a creamy-buff because of burning (so-called chicken-bone jade); the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan

Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

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