Vase

Description

Vase of dark green jade with four loop handles with rings, carvings of taotie masks and archaic scrolls, and incised and gilt Shou characters, with a cover also of dark green jade with incised and gilt Shou characters, surmounted by a feng-huang (phoenix), reportedly from Yuanmingyuan (Summer Palace), Beijing: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1890.152

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Vase, Vase cover

Production information

Yiheyuan, Beijing, China, East Asia

Date

18th century

Materials

Jade

Physical description

Dark green jade