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A MOTTLED JADEITE FLATTENED VASE AND COVER
Carved around the faceted sides in low relief with a taotie band below a pair of monster-head handles suspending loose rings on the neck, the cover surmounted by a bird grasping a budding sprig in its beak and with a band of incised key-fret encircling the rim, the stone mottled in shades of pale greenish-white, pale green, deep emerald- green and a brownish tone
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high
Carved around the faceted sides in low relief with a taotie band below a pair of monster-head handles suspending loose rings on the neck, the cover surmounted by a bird grasping a budding sprig in its beak and with a band of incised key-fret encircling the rim, the stone mottled in shades of pale greenish-white, pale green, deep emerald- green and a brownish tone
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high