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A FINE JADEITE VASE AND COVER
The flattened baluster vase plain except for the pair of taotie masks carved in low relief beween the loop handles connected to an arched yoke handle linked to the domed cover by a loose ring chain divided by two rose sprigs, all suported on the back of a styalized phoenix with a small head and arched neck suspending a loose-ring from its wattle, the body with archaistic scrolls, the tail with elaborate curled feathers, the stone of pale apple green tone suffused thoughout with brighter apple and emerald green striations--10 3/8in. (26.4cm.) high, stand
The flattened baluster vase plain except for the pair of taotie masks carved in low relief beween the loop handles connected to an arched yoke handle linked to the domed cover by a loose ring chain divided by two rose sprigs, all suported on the back of a styalized phoenix with a small head and arched neck suspending a loose-ring from its wattle, the body with archaistic scrolls, the tail with elaborate curled feathers, the stone of pale apple green tone suffused thoughout with brighter apple and emerald green striations--10 3/8in. (26.4cm.) high, stand
Provenance
T.Y. Chao Collection