A CARVED AGATE VASE AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
A CARVED AGATE VASE AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Of flattened baluster shape with monster-mask handles suspending loose rings, one side of the body carved in relief using the white striations to depict Guanyin with attendants, one presenting a cup to her and all standing beneath a wutong tree, the reverse with an incised branch of flowering prunus, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial, the transluscent stone of mottled grey and white tones 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
A CARVED AGATE VASE AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
A CARVED AGATE VASE AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Of flattened baluster shape with monster-mask handles suspending loose rings, one side of the body carved in relief using the white striations to depict Guanyin with attendants, one presenting a cup to her and all standing beneath a wutong tree, the reverse with an incised branch of flowering prunus, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial, the transluscent stone of mottled grey and white tones 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
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