A CELADON JADE 'BOYS' VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

boldly carved, of flattened baluster form, the vase surmounting a rockwork base with flowering peony sprigs carved in relief and flanked to one side with chrysanthemum and four clambering boys, including Liu Hai holding a string of cash to tempt the three-legged toad, the stone with milky and gray inclusions, with a fitted wood stand (2)

Collection of William D. B. Alexander (1858-1929), Cleveland, Ohio, and thence by descent.