An archaistic celadon jade gu-form vase, 20th century | 二十世紀 青玉雕仿古饕餮紋獸耳活環出戟海棠式花觚

An archaistic celadon jade gu-form vase

20th century

二十世紀 青玉雕仿古饕餮紋獸耳活環出戟海棠式花觚

of quadrilobed section, the central bulb carved with taotie masks and set between a splayed base and flaring trumpet mouth both patterned with stylized cicada lappets, each side of the vase bisected by a central vertical flange, the narrow sides of the neck set with a pair of beast-mask-handles suspending loose rings, the stone an even pale green tone with a few scattered russet or icy patches

Height 8 ⅞ in., 22.8 cm