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 archaistic kui dragons. The handle is carved with a mythical beast head and a further mythical animal with a loose ring below the spout. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with a few minor areas of russet inclusion.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide
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 archaistic kui dragons. The handle is carved with a mythical beast head and a further mythical animal with a loose ring below the spout. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with a few minor areas of russet inclusion.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide
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