A JADEITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER of flattened ovoid shape, the neck carved with dragon-mask loose-ring handles and shallow-relief pendent stiff leaves, the body carved with a wide band of stylised plumage between two confronted birds above two bands of C-scrolls and pendent lappets, a pair of chilong clambering up either side, the domed cover with an openwork dragon over scrolling clouds and C-scrolls, the stone of mottled apple and pale green tones with russet along the outer edges (small chips),