A SMALL PALE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC RHYTON QING DYNASTY

the central section finely carved with taotie masks, supported on a pedestal foot, the tall flared neck with a protruding lip at one end, set with an angular scroll handle at the other, the mouth surmounted by a slender chilong, the well-polished stone of an even pale celadon-white color and some minor opaque inclusions, wood stand (2) 

A corner of the mouth rim has been polished. The chilong along the rim is missing the tip of one ear and the small projecting tuft of hair on one foreleg and one backleg. There are some minor nicks along the edges of the handle and foot, and one below the lip just above the central section.
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