A Dark Green Jade Archaistic Censer Gui, Qing Dynasty (Christie's London)

carved in the form of an archaic gui, with vertical ribs, below a band of stylised dragons

Provenance: Christie's London
Collection of Mr Hugh S. Whitaker
Acquired by the grandparents of the current owner in the late 1950s.

Literature: Edgar Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hardstones, London, 1911, Vol. II, fig. 244, pl.244

14.7cm wide, across the handles, hardwood stand