A VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSEL, GU
QIANLONG (1736-95)
A VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSEL, GU QIANLONG (1736-95) Of lobed form, carved around the exterior in medium and shallow relief with three registers of decoration, the spreading base and trumpet neck with elegant overlapping plantain leaves decorated with geometric archaistic motifs, the mid-section with elaborate taotie masks, the interior of the mouth rim enclosing a flat lower flange with a central aperture conforming to the shape of the vase, the well-polished stone of an even pale celadon tone with minor snowy inclusions 10 in. (25.3 cm.) high, wood stand
A VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSEL, GU
QIANLONG (1736-95)
A VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VESSEL, GU QIANLONG (1736-95) Of lobed form, carved around the exterior in medium and shallow relief with three registers of decoration, the spreading base and trumpet neck with elegant overlapping plantain leaves decorated with geometric archaistic motifs, the mid-section with elaborate taotie masks, the interior of the mouth rim enclosing a flat lower flange with a central aperture conforming to the shape of the vase, the well-polished stone of an even pale celadon tone with minor snowy inclusions 10 in. (25.3 cm.) high, wood stand
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