White Jade Vase

Date1644 - 1911

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: jade, white

DimensionsOverall: 13.4 x 4.8 cm Base: 3.5 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGiven anonymously in memory of Sir James Thornton, CB, MB, BA

Object number1977.149.001

DescriptionWhite jade vase of rectangular section; a band of hanging & rising blades decorate the mouth rim & neck respectively; the four sides of the body are embellished with monster mask in archaistic style, done in thread relief. Each mask is vertically divided by a line of diapered rectangles, a conventionalized way of representing the flanges on bronze vessels.

Status

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