of flattened ovoid form, each face carved with a pair of confronted foliate kuilong, the narrow sides carved with lion-mask handles on the sides, stopper, wood stand (3). Height 2 5/8  in., 6.8 cm

Provenance: Y. F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1978.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM