A WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY

the flattened baluster body supported on a stepped foot, flanked by a pair of pierced archaistic dragon handles at the neck, the exterior worked in high relief with a chilong, encircled by a key-fret band at the rim, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a mythical beast, the stone of an opaque white tone, wood stand

There are two shallow nicks to the foot, possibly original from the time of manufacture. Apart from minute nibbling along the extremities, the vase is in very good condition.
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