the flaring U-shaped cup finely carved in high relief around the exterior with two registers of lotus petals, the tips gently curling for a fluted effect, the interior of the cup smooth, all supported atop an integral slender splayed foot with a rope-twist band in high relief around the center above a band of incised pendent leaves, the base carved with the characters qian shou ('a thousand years of longevity') in seal script within a square, the stone a translucent pale beige-white color flecked with brown Height 2 3/8 in., 5.9 cm
the flaring U-shaped cup finely carved in high relief around the exterior with two registers of lotus petals, the tips gently curling for a fluted effect, the interior of the cup smooth, all supported atop an integral slender splayed foot with a rope-twist band in high relief around the center above a band of incised pendent leaves, the base carved with the characters qian shou ('a thousand years of longevity') in seal script within a square, the stone a translucent pale beige-white color flecked with brown Height 2 3/8 in., 5.9 cm
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