A PALE CELADON JADE 'CRANE' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of gu form, the protruding central section surmounted by a tall flaring neck, with a lone crane standing beside lingzhi stems issuing from craggy rockwork, the opposite side with a crane flying above gnarled pine tree branches, the stone of a pale celadon tone

Ashkenazie & Co. (according to label).
Collection of C. Philip Cardeiro, California. 

This vase is in good condition with the exception of a small bruise to the rim in the front and a tiny chip in the back, another small bruise near the lingzhi stems, and some further tiny nicks to the extremities. There are natural fissures running through the back of the stone.
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