A Chinese celadon jade tapering baluster vase and cover

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A Chinese celadon jade tapering baluster vase and cover
with angular handles, carved in relief with a coiled dragon and phoenix among clouds, waves and rockwork, the bird holding a flowerspray in its mouth, the vase carved with waves below key-frets and lappets, the reverse with bamboo and lingzhi issuing from rockwork -- 8.in (21.5cm) high, 18th Century.
See Colour Plate 49.

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