A mottled green 'clouds and bats' bottle vase and a grey and black jade peach-form box and cover


Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe first vase of elongated form unusually carved in high relief with swooping bats amongst clouds, associated wood stand; the second carved in low relief with ripe peaches issuing from leafy branches, the striated jade with creamy grey and black colours.The largest: 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (4).