Lidded vase made of spinach-colored nephrite, China, late 19th century

Lidded vase made of spinach-colored nephrite, China, late 19th century The flattened baluster-shaped vase is incised with a design of bats and clouds on the body and an archaic-style frieze on the neck, which is flanked by two openwork handles shaped like lingzhi. On the top of the lid, a reclining animal serves as a knob. A fenghuang, a flowering plum tree, a rock, and two lingzhi mushrooms are carved in high relief all around the body of the vase. Old handwritten label “Löeeex” on the bas

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