FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. JACK & GLADYS H. FOSTER
A WHITE JADE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
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A WHITE JADE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
Finely and boldly carved in high relief on the tapering body with a scene of a Buddhistic lion cub perched on a flowering prunus branch on one side and a phoenix amidst peony and rockwork on the other, with a pair of lion-mask handles suspending loose rings positioned on the shoulder below monster mask and loose ring handles flanking the neck, the domed cover decorated in shallow relief with archaistic scroll below the finial carved with a band of lappets, the stone of even, white tone with an attractive polish
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) high, wood stand
19TH CENTURY
Finely and boldly carved in high relief on the tapering body with a scene of a Buddhistic lion cub perched on a flowering prunus branch on one side and a phoenix amidst peony and rockwork on the other, with a pair of lion-mask handles suspending loose rings positioned on the shoulder below monster mask and loose ring handles flanking the neck, the domed cover decorated in shallow relief with archaistic scroll below the finial carved with a band of lappets, the stone of even, white tone with an attractive polish
9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) high, wood stand