清十九世紀 水晶雕棲鳳圖靈芝耳活環蓋瓶

of flattened pear form, the shoulders with lingzhi-form handles suspending loose rings, the sides flanked by two pairs of phoenix perched on rockwork clasping lingzhi sprigs in their beaks and beside magnolia blossoms and further lingzhi sprays, all in high relief, the neck carved in low relief with clouds, the domed cover surmounted by a single phoenix, with incised keyfret bands at the rims, wood stand, Japanese wood box (5)

The cover with a polished down chip to inside rim and scattered small chips to the corners and nicks along the edges and rim. It is possible that the tips of the phoenix-form knop feathers. The vessel with small scattered chips to rims, and edges and a large polished down chip to inside mouthrim and another polished chip and some possible recarving to one of the lingzhi-form handles.
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