Leilão Bidspirit | Spinach-green Hetian jade vase, Qing

Spinach-green Hetian jade vase, Qing Dynasty - A monumental ritual vase with a lid, carved from fine Hetian jade of a deep spinach-green hue. The body, with a bevelled rectangular cross-section, is decorated in horizontal bands with archaic Taotie masks, dragons and scrollwork; it is flanked at the neck by two openwork handles in the shape of lotus flowers and sinuous branches, and topped by a stepped pyramidal lid with a rounded knob. It is accompanied by its bespoke plinth in openwork wood featuring lotus and scroll motifs. Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) or later. Size: 33.4 x 15.8 x 6.5 cm Weight: 2690 g