Description
A large Chinese archaistic spinach-green jade bowl, the domed cover applied with a pale celadon jade reticulated finial, carved as a scaly dragon amidst cloud scrolls, the bowl with side handles carved as the winged and horned heads of mythical creatures, the body and cover with stylized taotie masks on a key fret ground, the finial Ming dynasty, the bowl and cover 18th/19th century, inventory no.30107, 21.5cm wide. (2)
Provenance: An important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat.
