CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC SHANG / ZHOU STYLE)
CARVED PALE GREY AND BUFF JADE / HARDSTONE FLATTENED BALUSTER VASE SURMOUNTED BY A DOMED COVER TOPPED WITH A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST FINIAL
THE NECK FLANKED BY A PAIR OF PIERCED HIGH-RELIEF ARCHED HANDLES CARVED IN THE FORM OF DRAGONS / CHILONG
THE MAIN BODY CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH LARGE ARCHAIC TAOTIE MASKS
CONDITION: OLD REPAIR AND STABILIZATION TO A SUBSTANTIAL VERTICAL HAIRLINE / FRACTURE EXTENDING FROM THE RIM DOWN THROUGH THE BODY, WITH ASSOCIATED ADHESIVE INFILLING AND RESIN RESIDUE; MINOR CHIPPING AND A REPAIRED BREAK / LOSS TO THE OUTER FLANGE OF ONE DRAGON HANDLE.
APPROX. 10.25 IN HIGH
CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE / HARDSTONE COVERED VASE
CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC SHANG / ZHOU STYLE) CARVED PALE GREY AND BUFF JADE / HARDSTONE FLATTENED BALUSTER VASE SURMOUNTED BY A DOMED COVER TOPPED WITH A RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEAST FINIAL THE NECK FLANKED BY A PAIR OF PIERCED HIGH-RELIEF ARCHED HANDLES CARVED IN THE FORM OF DRAGONS / CHILONG THE MAIN BODY…