Lot 3274. A white jade facetted baluster vase and cover, Late Qing dynasty-Early Republic period; 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 150,000. Price realised HKD 1,375,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

Of rectangular section, the vase has plain sides and two ruyi-shaped loop handles, each incised on the top with a Shoumedallion and suspending a loose ring, and the cover has a stepped finial. The pale greenish-white stone has some natural cloudy inclusions and is softly polished; zitan and hongmu stand, Japanese double wood boxes.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired before 1940, and thence by descent.

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall