CHINE, Epoque Ming
Jade vase in the archaic taste, presenting a decoration in relief divided into three registers of taotie on the lower part, of picots in central part and of wave on the neck, the angles are decorated with crenellated edges. The stone of celadon color with inclusions of rust and natural cracks.
Height : 14,3 cm
Width : 9,5 cm
Depth : 6 cm
Slight chips
Provenance : -Old collection of Vice-Admiral Edgar
Eugène Humann (1838-1914), chief of staff of the
Chief of Staff of the Navy who served in the China Seas.
-By descent.
