The Property of a Gentleman
A Chinese celadon jade gu-vase
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A Chinese celadon jade gu-vase
of flattened form, carved with flanges and stylised taotie -- 5½.in (14cm) high; another of rectangular form similarly carved -- 5½.in (14cm) high; a creamy jade censer and cover carved with lion-head and ring handles -- 6¼.in (15.9cm) high; a similar bowenite censer and cover -- 8½.in (21.5cm) high; a pair of spinach-green jade flattened vases; a soapstone model of a leaping carp -- 11½.in (29.2cm) high; four of soapstone brushwashers in the form of fruitsprays; a soapstone bowl; and a soapstone box in the form of a flowerhead, wood stands.
of flattened form, carved with flanges and stylised taotie -- 5½.in (14cm) high; another of rectangular form similarly carved -- 5½.in (14cm) high; a creamy jade censer and cover carved with lion-head and ring handles -- 6¼.in (15.9cm) high; a similar bowenite censer and cover -- 8½.in (21.5cm) high; a pair of spinach-green jade flattened vases; a soapstone model of a leaping carp -- 11½.in (29.2cm) high; four of soapstone brushwashers in the form of fruitsprays; a soapstone bowl; and a soapstone box in the form of a flowerhead, wood stands.