A White Jade `Taotie` Hanging Vase, Ming Dynasty or Earlier明或更早 白玉雕饕餮纹提梁壶Of pear-shaped form, the plain exterior carved with `taotie` masks on both sides while the polished stone kept plain at the swing handle, cover, and neck;jade with swing handle height 4.8 in (12.2 cm), with stand height 6.9 in — 17.4 cmProvenance:H.L. Yang Collection, Hong Kong Art and Craft Merchants Association Ltd来源：香港艺术品商会元老杨鹤龄旧藏Note:Compare with examples from Christie’s Hong Kong, October 31, 2004, lot 1024; and Sotheby’s New York, September 21, 2021, lot 55类似工艺请参考香港佳士得2004年10月31日，拍品编号1024纽约苏富比2021年9月21日，拍品编号55Estimate: $6,000—8,000