AN EXQUISITE JADEITE VASE AND COVER - LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Finely carved as a baluster vase and cover with lion mask handles suspending loose rings, the body flanked by three tall rocky outcrops each surmounted by a Buddhist lion in different postures, with a fourth lion emerging from a grotto near the foot, a beribboned brocade ball positioned above the shoulder of the vase, a fifth and larger lion stands atop the cover, grasping a peony sprig in its jaw, with a larger flowering peony branch behind it, and further flowers springing out of the rockwork to the sides, the pale apple green stone suffused with bright apple and emerald green inclusions, the surface polished to a high sheen
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box. Price Realized: HK$6,487,500 ($834,961)

THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE LADY

Provenance: The Konoe family collection acquired in the 1920's in Osaka
A private Japanese collection, Kansai

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