A RARE MUGHAL-STYLE PALE CELADON JADE VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of flattened baluster form, supported on a thinly carved petal-form foot with further layers of petals cascading up the body and culminating in vertical handles flanking the waisted foliate neck and mouth, the flattened sides finely carved with pairs of leafy sprays, the stone of pale celadon-green color with milky-white inclusions and faint russet veins primarily to one side

Collection of Erik Hancock (according to label).

In overall good condition with only minor surface wear, very few minute chips to the edges, and a 3-mm drop of old adhesive to the foot. An old label adhered to the base: "Ex Collectis Erik Hancock".
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