Rhyton en jade Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

les côtés irréguliers se prolongeant de la base en forme de tête d'animal fabuleux, le nez crochu et la barbe retroussée, un côté escaladé d'un dragon kui convoitant la perle enflammée posée sur le rebord, la pierre rehaussée d'inclusions gris et brun foncé

Acquired in China between 1894 and 1922.
Thence in the family by descent.

There is a tiny, ca. 0.3cm wide shallow chip to the outside rim on one side of the object and a ca. 1cm wide chip to the wing on the object's right side. A natural fissure/vein runs diagonally through the front and right side of the vessel and has been incorporated into the design. The stone is of mottled colour and polished to a soft shine.
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