A Carved Spinach Green Jade Ring-Handled Vase and Cover

A Carved Spinach Green Jade Ring-Handled Vase and Cover

LATE 19TH CENTURY

清晚期 碧玉雕花鳥紋活環雙耳蓋瓶
of flattened baluster form, carved on one side in shallow relief with a phoenix perched on flowering peony branches, the other wide with a crane underneath pine trees, the waisted neck decorated with plantain leaves, flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles with loose rings, the domed cover decorated with similar leaf design, the stone of a mottled green tone.
Height 7 1/4 in., 18.5 cm. Chinese Decorative Arts
Overall fine and complete condition. A small restoration to one handle.