A PALE GREENISH-GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Details

A PALE GREENISH-GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The vase is of oblong section, and the tapering body is carved in low relief on each side with a large taotie mask divided and separated by key-fret-inscribed flanges below overlapping upright blades on the shoulder. The neck is carved with four bow-string bands between the pair of elephant-head and loose ring handles. The cover is surmounted by a coiled dragon clutching a 'pearl'.
12 1/8 in. (30.9 cm.) high, wood stand

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

This vase belongs to a group of equally impressive jade vases inspired by the shape and decoration of ancient bronzes. It was the taste and interest of the Emperor Qianlong that was responsible for the wave of archaism seen during the Qianlong period, which influenced not only jade carvers but other artisans during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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