Lot 3663. A large apple-green jadeite rectangular vase and cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 23.3 cm., 9 1/4  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,120,000 HKD. © Sotheby's

of rectangular section, supported on a pedestal foot, the body and neck carved overall in relief with six chilong, the well-fitted cover with four small lingzhi-shaped loop handles suspending loose rings, alternating with four low-relief lingzhi blooms, surmounted by a compressed spherical knop, the stone of a translucent watery-green colour transmuting to a lighter tone towards the base.

Provenance: Collection of the T.B. Walker Foundation.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th November 1988, lot 418.