Qianlong four-character mark and of the period Of flattened form, the elongated ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a slender waisted neck and lipped rim, the neck flanked by a pair of opposing archaistic kui-dragons carved in openwork, the body carved in low relief with a taotie mask band below a band of smaller taotie mask, the softly polished stone of pale-celadon tone with mottled white inclusions. 12.9cm (5 1/8in) high.Footnotes清乾隆 白玉雕仿古饕餮紋雙龍耳箸瓶 陰刻「乾隆年製」篆書款 Provenance: Ralph Chait Galleries, New York, acquired in the 1980s 來源： 1980年購於紐約古董商Ralph Chait Galleries The present jade vase would have been part of a three-piece garniture comprising an incense burner, vase and incense box, often known as the 'Three Accessories' or Sanshi. See an example of such a set in the Qing Court Collection, with a small white jade vase of similar form also decorated with taotie masks, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (II), Shanghai, 2008, no.11. 爐、瓶、盒三事為宮中常用陳設用品，既有觀賞性又有實用性，其中盒用來放置香料，瓶則用來插放鏟、箸等工具用於在爐內燃燒香料。參看清宮舊藏一套白玉爐、瓶、盒三事，其中白玉箸瓶和本拍品類似，亦飾有饕餮紋，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：玉器（下）》，上海，2008年，編號11。