A FINE LARGE WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER - QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of flattened baluster form, the wide-shouldered body tapering to a splayed stepped foot, the waisted neck flanked on either side by two well-carved lion-mask handles suspending loose rings, all beneath a domed cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion and its young, the stone of a milky-white tone with small areas of opaque inclusions. 11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, stand, Japanese wood box - Price Realized: HK$5,031,500 ($647,569)

Provenance: A Japanese private collection

Christie's Hong Kong. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 27 May 2008