A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE VASE AND COVER
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of flattened baluster shape with lion-mask and fixed-ring handles below pierced scrollwork handles to the shoulder, carved to each side with elaborate taotie-masks above a band of lappets, the waisted neck with further taotie-masks, the domed cover similarly carved with a flower bud finial, the stone of a dark green tone with some darker mottling
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE VASE AND COVER
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of flattened baluster shape with lion-mask and fixed-ring handles below pierced scrollwork handles to the shoulder, carved to each side with elaborate taotie-masks above a band of lappets, the waisted neck with further taotie-masks, the domed cover similarly carved with a flower bud finial, the stone of a dark green tone with some darker mottling
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
