A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Of flattened form, finely carved in imitation of an archaic bronze gu -shaped vase with a lozenge-shaped cross-section, the bulbous mid-section carved with archaistic taotie masks below the flaring neck carved in high relief with a pair of slender chilong , one ascending, the other descending, in mutual pursuit of a large 'flaming pearl' placed between them, their bifurcated tails extending to the back of the vase, all standing on a short stepped splayed base, the semi-translucent stone of an exceptionally even white tone 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) high
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Of flattened form, finely carved in imitation of an archaic bronze gu -shaped vase with a lozenge-shaped cross-section, the bulbous mid-section carved with archaistic taotie masks below the flaring neck carved in high relief with a pair of slender chilong , one ascending, the other descending, in mutual pursuit of a large 'flaming pearl' placed between them, their bifurcated tails extending to the back of the vase, all standing on a short stepped splayed base, the semi-translucent stone of an exceptionally even white tone 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) high
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