A LARGE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of compressed hexagonal section, the sides carved in low relief with a wide horizontal register containing archaistic taotie masks, set between a band of pendant lappets each enclosing a leiwen pattern collaring the neck and skirting the waist, the waisted neck further flanked by a pair of high-relief animal mask loop handles securing a loose ring, the cover of similar section surmounted by a finely carved crouching lion, the stone of whitish tone with golden patches and rivering 26.6cm., 10 1/2 in.
A LARGE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of compressed hexagonal section, the sides carved in low relief with a wide horizontal register containing archaistic taotie masks, set between a band of pendant lappets each enclosing a leiwen pattern collaring the neck and skirting the waist, the waisted neck further flanked by a pair of high-relief animal mask loop handles securing a loose ring, the cover of similar section surmounted by a finely carved crouching lion, the stone of whitish tone with golden patches and rivering 26.6cm., 10 1/2 in.
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