A YELLOW JADE 'CHILONG' WATERPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

of lozenge form supported on a low conforming foot and drawing inward at the mouth, the gently rounded sides with three raised fillets encircling the body, the shoulder carved in high relief with two chilong playfully chasing one another around the rim, their sinuous bodies and long bifurcated tails clinging to the surface for support, their heads turned exchanging glances across the well, the stone a vibrant greenish-yellow accented with russet and gray, wood stand (2)

Spink & Son, London, 8th April 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 352.

The waterpot is in overall good condition, with only a small polished chip to the tail of one chilong.
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