A SMALL PALE CELADON AND GRAY JADE 'MAGNOLIA' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the long layered petals of the upright bud forming the walls of the vessel, supported by a sprig of gnarled branches carved in openwork, all carved from the pale celadon portion of the stone, with a bat carved in relief from the gray portion on the side of the bud