Lot Essay
Compare the green jade flask and cover of this type included in the O.C.S. exhibition, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, London, 1975, Catalogue, no. 418
18TH CENTURY
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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE MOONFLASK AND COVER
18th Century
The flattened spherical body with spreading base and openwork chrysanthemum handles flanking the rectangular-section neck, each side of the body carved with a shallow-relief panel enclosing a lotus spray, the cover with an openwork floral finial, the polished stone of dark mossy green tone with black flecks throughout
13 5/8in. (34.6cm.) high
18th Century
The flattened spherical body with spreading base and openwork chrysanthemum handles flanking the rectangular-section neck, each side of the body carved with a shallow-relief panel enclosing a lotus spray, the cover with an openwork floral finial, the polished stone of dark mossy green tone with black flecks throughout
13 5/8in. (34.6cm.) high