A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BLACK AND WHITE JADE POURING VESSEL, YI

18TH CENTURY

Decorated in low relief to the exterior with taotie masks and stylised mythical beasts, the short spout formed as an animal with its mouth open, the curved handle carved with a dragon mask, all raised on a flared oval foot, the stone with rich black and greyish-white sections, with some minor russet specks, together with a wood stand, 16.7cm. (2)

Provenance: formerly a private collection, London, formed c.1959-1963. Lots 79-84 and 692-694 are all from the same collection.