A JADEITE ARCHAISTIC BALUSTER VASE AND COVER EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of archaic bronze form, the square baluster body rising from a short spreading foot to a straight neck, carved to each face with taotie and stiff leaf bands within notched flanges at the corners and set with a pair of dragon handles suspending loose rings at the shoulder, the flat cover surmounted by four phoenix, the stone of pale lavender tone with apple-green inclusions, wood stand

This vase is in good condition, but there are three small chips to the rim of the cover and minor scratches to the rim of the vase.
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