A ROSE QUARTZ ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER


Late Qing dynastyEach side of the body carved in low relief with a taotie mask, below pendant ruyi-leaf lappets adorning the neck, flanked by elephant head handles, all between key-fret bands encircling the mouth and foot ring, the domed covered surmounted by a button finial carved with a bat and peaches, the pale pink stone suffused with icy inclusions. 7 1/2in (19cm) high (2).
|清末 粉晶雕螭龍紋象耳蓋瓶Provenance:Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), thence by descent