A SPINACH GREEN JADE HU IMITATING AN ARCHAIC BRONZE, LATE MING China, 17th century. Of elegant pear form with the flattened sides finely carved in deep relief to depict a taotie-mask below bands of confronted C-scrolls, chilong and pendent cicada blades at the waisted and lobed neck, flanked by a pair of phoenix head handles. Provenance: From an English private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with a tiny nick to the lip and some nibbling to foot, old wear and natural imperfections to the stone. Weight: 297.2 g Dimensions: Height 12 cm The opaque and mottled spinach green stone with streaks of light grey, black and russet, overall closely resembling the surface of a deeply patinated, corroded and encrusted bronze, as it normally looks just after being excavated. Auction result comparison: For another jade Hu with Taotie masks see Christies Hong Kong in Luminous Colours: Treasures from the Shorenstein Collection, 1 December 2010, lot 2955, sold for HKD $250,000. 碧玉仿古壺，明末 中國，十七世紀。 優雅的梨形，扁平的側面深浮雕，腹部獸面紋，腰部和頸部上有螭龍與蟬形葉片紋，兩側一對鳳凰執柄。 來源：英國私人遺產 品相：品相極好，唇部輕微小磕損，足部一些磕裂，老磨損和天然缺陷。 重量：297.2 克 尺寸：高 12 厘米