A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER
A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The flattened body of oval cross-section, carved in shallow relief on one side with two sages in animated conservation standing beneath a pair of tall pine trees beside jagged cliffs, the other side with two children observing a crane foraging for food, beside a lingzhi spray whilst another crane is in flight above, all below the waisted neck decorated with a band of taotie masks, flanked by a pair of similarly carved cylindrical handles, bordered by keyfret bands, repeated at the mouthrim and on the slightly splayed foot ring, the cover surmounted with a finial carved in openwork to depict a coiled dragon with its chin above a 'flaming pearl' 13 in. (33 cm. ) overall height, stand
A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER
A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The flattened body of oval cross-section, carved in shallow relief on one side with two sages in animated conservation standing beneath a pair of tall pine trees beside jagged cliffs, the other side with two children observing a crane foraging for food, beside a lingzhi spray whilst another crane is in flight above, all below the waisted neck decorated with a band of taotie masks, flanked by a pair of similarly carved cylindrical handles, bordered by keyfret bands, repeated at the mouthrim and on the slightly splayed foot ring, the cover surmounted with a finial carved in openwork to depict a coiled dragon with its chin above a 'flaming pearl' 13 in. (33 cm. ) overall height, stand
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