Large spinach green jade vase ‘Archaic Dragon’, Qing dynasty

Spinach green jade vase with a satin patina and uniform shade of deep greens nuanced by natural veins. The body, with a rounded rectangular silhouette, is completely decorated with geometric reliefs inspired by archaic tradition, among which stylised dragon motifs and taotie masks stand out.

The neck is adorned with two side handles in the shape of mythical creature heads, from whose mouths hang movable rings. The lid, with a stepped pyramidal profile and quadrangular top, features the same decoration in fretwork and zoomorphic figures. On the base, engraved in relief, is a four-character seal ‘乾隆年制’.

Size: 36 x 7.5 x 15 cm

Weight: 3325 g