A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

finely carved with a flattened ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck surmounted by a lipped rim, the neck flanked by a pair of kui dragon handles, the body decorated in low relief with a taotie mask on each side, all below a band of detached flower heads around the neck, the stone with mottled white and russet inclusions

Acquired in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 20th century and thence by descent.