A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI VASE AND COVER
20TH CENTURY
The vase of flattened baluster form, decorated with two loose-ring Buddhist lion-head handles attached to the shoulder, the body carved in low relief with a stiff leaf band above taotie surmounting a band of lappets surrounding the foot, the cover similarly decorated, The stone of a mottled blue tone with thick cream veins and gold flecks
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI VASE AND COVER
20TH CENTURY
The vase of flattened baluster form, decorated with two loose-ring Buddhist lion-head handles attached to the shoulder, the body carved in low relief with a stiff leaf band above taotie surmounting a band of lappets surrounding the foot, the cover similarly decorated, The stone of a mottled blue tone with thick cream veins and gold flecks
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
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