£1,500
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 658
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
清末民初 乾隆款 碧玉雕仿古饕餮紋大扁瓶含蓋
of flattened form, the decoration imitating archaic bronze vessels, each side of the body finely carved in high relief with an archaic taotie mask, surmounted by a band of two birds flanking a four-character Qianlong mark around the shoulder, the neck carved in low relief with archaic cicada motifs and further flanked by two dragon-head handles with loop-ring, the domed cover similarly decorated with taotie mask and topped with a lion finial
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1960