A Chinese carved celadon and jade vessel
A Chinese carved greyish celadon and beige jade archaistic "Birds" vessel and cover Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century
Decorated with three finely carved front-facing phoenix with spread wings holding a jewel in each beak, archaistic cloud scrolls patterns along surface; lotus pod-carved loose circular cover, the foot pierced with three apertures.
(H: 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Louisiana
NOTE: For similar examples from the Qing Court Collections in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see "Zhongguo Yu Qi Quan Ji, Hebei, 1997, Vol. 6, nos. 112, 113
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A Chinese carved greyish celadon and beige jade archaistic "Birds" vessel and cover Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century
Decorated with three finely carved front-facing phoenix with spread wings holding a jewel in each beak, archaistic cloud scrolls patterns along surface; lotus pod-carved loose circular cover, the foot pierced with three apertures.
(H: 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Louisiana
NOTE: For similar examples from the Qing Court Collections in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see "Zhongguo Yu Qi Quan Ji, Hebei, 1997, Vol. 6, nos. 112, 113