A CELADON JADE 'TAOTIE' VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY

of flattened baluster form, carved around the mid-section with taotie band, the neck flanked by mythical beast mask handles suspending loose rings, the domed cover surmounted by a lion finial, the lustrous stone of an even gray-green color, wood stand (3)

Collection of Arthur Silverstein, University City, Missouri.

Stanley Charles Nott, Voices from the Flowery Kingdom, New York, 1947, pl. LXIV, p. 111 (see fig. 1 below).

Apart from some minor nicks around the rims, the vase is in good condition.
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