**A CHINESE JADE LIBATION CUP, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
the central cup carved as a lotus bud, the handles freely carved and pierced with birds upon flowering branches, of celadon tone with darker inclusions
11.5cm wide, tiny chips
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