CHINE, XVIIIe-XIXe siècle
Elegant white jade group taking the form of a covered vase of baluster form with decoration in light relief in the archaic style of stylized lotus petals at the foot, a frieze of Taotie masks on the body, a decoration of banana leaves going up on the neck, this one is flanked by two handles taking the form of birds. The lid's handle is formed by a lotus flower bud. The right part is carved in high relief with branches of leaves and lotus flowers in which a crane is moving.
Height : 14 cm
Width : 17 cm
Depth : 4,5 cm
Slightly missing
Provenance : - Former 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.
