A pale celadon jade ewer and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 青白玉雲蝠紋執壺連蓋

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A pale celadon jade ewer and cover

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 青白玉雲蝠紋執壺連蓋

the flattened baluster body rising to a ribbed, waisted tall neck, set to one side with a short dragon mask spout suspending a loose ring and to the other with a stylised bird handle suspending a loose ring, the front face carved with the wu fu in flight amidst dense ruyi clouds, the stepped cover surmounted by an oval finial, the stone a pale celadon-white tone 

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Height 21.5 cm, 8½ in.