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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE POURING VESSEL, YI
The yi is supported on four lion-head feet and is carved to the body with a stylised band of archaisitic kui dragons. The handle is carved with a mythical beast terminal with a further horned beast-head with a loose ring below the spout. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with a few scattered pale russet inclusions.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide
The yi is supported on four lion-head feet and is carved to the body with a stylised band of archaisitic kui dragons. The handle is carved with a mythical beast terminal with a further horned beast-head with a loose ring below the spout. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with a few scattered pale russet inclusions.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide
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