清乾隆 黃玉仿古「臥龍」蓋觥

of archaistic yi form, the compressed globular body supported on a low stepped foot and rising to a slightly waisted neck and everted mouthrim, set to one side opposite the spout with a handle in the form of a stylised dragon, the cover carved with a stylised crouching dragon behind two capped finials, the stone of a greenish-yellow colour mottled with russet inclusions

In overall good condition. There is one light scratch to the interior of the footrim. Minute nicks to the extremities as can be expected. The catalogue illustration is of a reddish tone.
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本品之式，取上古青銅觥。觥屬盛酒器，存世尤罕，稀珍備致。本品黃玉，磨工細膩，光亮潤雅，樸素無華，龍柄獸鈕，簡而不俗。另見一例，Kenneth Snowman 舊藏，雕饕餮紋，售於倫敦蘇富比2003年6月13日，編號1017 。再見一例，形制略長，錄於《Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection》，舊金山亞洲藝術博物館，三藩市，1977年，圖版58。