A GOOD CHINESE YELLOW JADE EWER, GONG

A GOOD CHINESE YELLOW JADE EWER, GONG
QIANLONG 1736-95

The pouring vessel of oval-section, carved in relief with archaistic scrolls and taotie masks, flanked by a handle with a clambering chilong and a smaller handle with a loose ring below the spout, all supported on a gently splayed foot, the stone of an even greenish colour and russet inclusions, together with a reticulated wood stand, 17.5cm. (2)

Provenance: formerly the collection of the Viceroy of Min-Zhe, who served in the Qing government from 1898-1903.

清乾隆 黃玉仿古鳥獸紋螭龍耳觥
來源：清末閩浙總督（1898-1903年在任）舊藏，據其後人描述，其藏品大多源自慈禧太后、光緒皇帝御賜在家族中一代代流傳至今。