R8774

Chinese jade pouring vessel, yi, carved on the exterior with a wide archaic style scrolling band of confronting animal heads between a double raised edge and beneath a similar band at the rim and above a key-fret band on the ridged foot, the openwork scroll top handle carved with a chilong dragon going through, its body with scrolls and detailed hairwork to the mane.

The stone opaque white with natural russet markings.

6 ½ inches, 16.5 cm long; 2 ¾ inches, 7 cm deep.

Late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17^th century.

Carved wood stand.

A Chinese jade standing model of Liu Hai holding a long string of cash and a broom with his three legged toad perched on his shoulder and holding a coin in his other hand, finely carved with detailed work, the stone of pale celadon tone.

5.7cm high without wood stand.

Qianlong/Jiaqing, circa 1800.

Spill holder carved as two naturalistic tree trunks with branches of prunus, bamboo and lingzhi, with an open-winged bat joining the two trunks, the underside naturalistically carved, the stone black and grey.

3 ½ inches, 9 cm high.

Late Qianlong, circa 1780.

Carved openwork wood stand of prunus branch form.