A pale celadon jade 'dragon' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 青白玉雕蒼龍教子紋瓶

A pale celadon jade 'dragon' vase

Qing dynasty, 19th century

清十九世紀 青白玉雕蒼龍教子紋瓶

of flattened baluster form supported on a pedestal foot and rising to a waisted neck set with a pair of scroll handles, a large dragon carved in openwork scaling one of the narrow sides, its tail sweeping against a rocky outcrop at the base, its paws grasping the vessel's sides and the drifting high-relief clouds, the face peering over the vessel's shoulder with the eyes fixed on a 'flaming pearl', the opposite side with a small openwork chilong wrapping around the vessel's lower body and issuing plumes of vapor from its mouth, one of the broad sides with a blossoming peony carved in high relief, the stone a whitish pale green with a few areas of icy inclusions

Height 7½ in., 19 cm