A GREY JADE TWO-HANDLED CUP Ming DynastyA GREY JADE TWO-HANDLED CUPMing Dynasty The cup carved around the exterior in low relief with a continuous scene of Immortals amidst wispy clouds, a crane, deer and pine tree, flanked by a pair of large handles formed as sprigs of auspicious lingzhi fungus, the stone of even pale grey tone, with dark speckles. 15.1cm (6in) wide.明 青灰玉雕人物紋耳盃See a related white jade cup with flower-shaped handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, p.162, no.142.