extraordinary Chinese Nephrite jade of covered urn on stand. Expertly carved in compressed globular shape, with bulbous central body, raised on splayed foot, two crescent shaped handles flanked on the wide prominent neck, crowned with domed lid and simply round finial. Well balanced with finely polished plain side and foot base. The nephrite stone has flawless translucent and perfect even-toned light clean white color jade. The art work shows masterly craftsmanship, smooth carving, gently and finely polished. Nephrite jade displays attractive pale-celadon in color, clean even tone, beautiful translucent with moist milky appearance. A portion of this high-grade white Jade is considered quite rare. Expert workmanship is the absolute highlight of this gorgeous vase. Displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. The jade is extremely well carved giving it an aura of splendor.