TWO CHINESE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASES AND COVERS LATE QING One in jadeite

TWO CHINESE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASES AND COVERS

LATE QING

One in jadeite, carved in shallow relief with taotie masks, lappets and ruyi-heads, with small dragon handles to the neck, the other in spinach-green nephrite, with two elephant head handles, the body carved with scrolling lotus, one with a domed reticulated hardwood stand, 15.7cm. (5)

Provenance: a private European collection, exhibited at Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, c.1985-95.