A JADEITE VASE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the thin walls of the pear-shaped vase carved on the exterior with a register around the belly containing archaistic dragons flanking a quatrelobed shield, the neck collared by a band with a pair of taotie masks,  flanked by a pair of dragon handles securing a chain-linked handle terminating with a pair of confronting dragons kissing a pearl, surmounted by a domed cover with an openwork chilong finial securing four loose ring handles, the stone of pale green translucent tone