CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE COVERED VASE

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC HAN STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED BUFF, RUSSET, AND CELADON HARDSTONE BALUSTER VASE WITH FITTED DOMED COVER THE FLATTENED OVAL BODY CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH ARCHING ZOOMORPHIC PHOENIX-DRAGON MASKS ON A FINE LEIWEN GROUND, FLANKED BY PAIR OF PIERCED BIRD-FORM HANDLES AT NECK, SURMOUNTED BY A STEPPED COVER WITH EXTENDING…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC HAN STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED BUFF, RUSSET, AND CELADON HARDSTONE BALUSTER VASE WITH FITTED DOMED COVER
THE FLATTENED OVAL BODY CARVED IN LOW RELIEF WITH ARCHING ZOOMORPHIC PHOENIX-DRAGON MASKS ON A FINE LEIWEN GROUND, FLANKED BY PAIR OF PIERCED BIRD-FORM HANDLES AT NECK, SURMOUNTED BY A STEPPED COVER WITH EXTENDING SPOUT FORM, RAISED ON A SPLAYED OVAL FOOT
MEASURES APPROX. 14.25 IN HIGH WITH COVER