Lot Essay
This piece is either the same or very similar to the covered ewer in the collection of Edward R. Bacon, illustrated in the Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects, New York, 1919, pl. XLV, no. 395
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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE EWER AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
Of flattened baluster form rising from a lotus blossom base, carved in high relief around the sides with trailing, blossoming lotus stems bundled together at one side to form the handle opposite the furled lotus-leaf spout, one blossom supporting a female Immortal holding an amphora, another supporting an acolyte, the cover with double bud finial, the stone with some opaque white mottling, some chips--9 in. (22.8cm.) high, wood stand and box
18TH CENTURY
Of flattened baluster form rising from a lotus blossom base, carved in high relief around the sides with trailing, blossoming lotus stems bundled together at one side to form the handle opposite the furled lotus-leaf spout, one blossom supporting a female Immortal holding an amphora, another supporting an acolyte, the cover with double bud finial, the stone with some opaque white mottling, some chips--9 in. (22.8cm.) high, wood stand and box