Vase couvert en jade jaune Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIIE siècle

de forme balustre aplatie sur un pied évasé, agrémenté d'anses en forme d'animaux fabuleux stylisés, à décor archaïsant de rinceaux stylisés sur la panse et d'ailes de cigale autour du col, la pierre d'une belle couleur jaune opaque avec une inclusion brune

Some very minor nibling around the cover rim, around the mouth rim and to the edges of the handles, a few tiny nicks around the edges of the cover knob, a couple of natural linear inclusion in the stone next to one handle and to one side of the body, another small to the rim, but otherwise the vase is generally in good condition. The color is consistent with the catalogue illustration.
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