A WHITE JADE VASE

细节
A WHITE JADE VASE

In the 18th century style, of flattened moon-flask shape, carved with a central panel of figures in a landscape on one side and a panel with an inscription in kaishu on the other, reserved on a ground carved as tightly woven basketry on the body, tall neck and spreading foot, the domed cover similarly carved with lotus-petal finial and attached to the phoenix-form handles suspending loose rings at the neck by a long, loose chain, the greenish-white stone of even tone with some pale-brown inclusions, inscribed with an apochryphal Qianlong yuzhi mark and date of yi wei year
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) high