A SMALL ARCHAISTIC MOTTLED WHITE JADE VASE, EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The white stone with areas of opaque grey and celadon streaks as well as a few minuscule russet veins. Good surface finish

China, later 17th – 18th century

Of archaic bronze form with each of the flattened sides finely carved in shallow relief showing a taotie-mask in-between a band of confronted C-scrolls, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of S-shaped openwork handles, the mouth and foot rims slanted and tapered.

Shape: Flattened baluster
Dimensions: Height 11,4 cm
Weight: 140,5 grams
Condition: Good condition with tiny nibbling to lip and one small natural flaw to foot rim
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection

Auction results comparison: THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADES. Sotheby's, 01 DECEMBER 2016, HONG KONG, lot 139. (for a small white jade vase with carved taotie masks) Luminous Colors: Treasures from the Shorenstein Collection. Christies, Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2955. (for a small mottled jade vase with carved taotie masks)

清代仿古青白玉雙耳瓶
青白玉，灰底帶青玉條紋及赤色紋理，表面磨光良好
中國，17世紀晚期至18世紀
瓶身浮雕細膩，雙耳雕工巧妙
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