Qianlong/Jiaqing Meticulously carved in the form of two 'fish dragons', or ao referring to one of the dragon's nine sons, emerging from rocks and tempestuous waves in an upright manner, their toothed mouths forming the mouths of the vase and conjoined by a flaming pearl, their ruyi-shaped large fins crossing with each other's with a bat flying above, their bodies naturalistically carved to render an even scaly texture, the stone of pale greenish-white tone with minor grey and opaque white inclusions. 18cm (7in) high.
Qianlong/Jiaqing Meticulously carved in the form of two 'fish dragons', or ao referring to one of the dragon's nine sons, emerging from rocks and tempestuous waves in an upright manner, their toothed mouths forming the mouths of the vase and conjoined by a flaming pearl, their ruyi-shaped large fins crossing with each other's with a bat flying above, their bodies naturalistically carved to render an even scaly texture, the stone of pale greenish-white tone with minor grey and opaque white inclusions. 18cm (7in) high.
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