A CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of faceted form, carved in openwork with a chilong bracing a corner and coveting a 'flaming pearl' carved in high relief amidst scrolled clouds and a bat in flight, above crashing waves and rockwork issuing lingzhi, the cover surmounted by a phoenix-form finial, its tail feathers curling downwards towards the rims incised with leiwen border (2)