清或更早 青玉雕仿古琮

of cylindrical form with square projections on four sides, carved with two registers of taotie masks, each comprised of two bands of incised lines and a smaller narrow band, each centered with a pair of 'eyes', all supported on a narrow base, the stone mottled and streaked with cloudy off-white and russet inclusions 

購於1940或50年代，後家族傳承

There are scattered small areas of roughness to the surface and scattered nicks to the edges. There is a 1.3 cm chip and a polished chip to the rim. Some russet coloration later added.
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