A LAVENDER AND APPLE GREEN JADEITE 'CHAIN' VASE AND COVER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY China. The translucent stone is of a fine apple green and pale lavender tone with few brown inclusions and dark green veining. The neck bears two lion head handles suspending loose rings. The cover is carved in relief with prominent taotie masks, surmounted by a Buddhist lion, its tail forming a loop attachment for the chain which is connected to the body, all carved from a single piece of jade. The vessel is neatly incised with further taotie masks above a lappet border, and the neck is additionally decorated with a band of plantain leaves.

Provenance: From a private collection in Texas, USA, built over the past 50 years by a passionate collector of Asian art. Thence by descent within the same family.
Condition: Very good condition, minor old wear, few minuscule nicks here and there.

Weight: 824.8 g
Dimensions: Height 21 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonham's Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 229
Price: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 36,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Mughal-Style Jadeite Vase and Cover
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color of the jadeite and the similar size of the vessel (21.5 cm), as well as the chain that connects the cover with the body

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Paris, 10 December 2021, lot 700
Price: EUR 30,000 or approx. EUR 32,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jadeite archaistic vase and cover, early 20th century
Expert remark: Compare the color of the jadeite and the size of the vessel (19 cm) as well as the related taotie mask carving and the chain that connects the cover with the body. Note the different form.


二十世紀初飄紫翡翠獅鈕活環蓋瓶
中國。半透明翡翠呈細膩的蘋果綠色和淡紫色調，局部輕微褐色内沁和深綠色脈理。頸部獅耳活環。瓶蓋上浮雕饕餮紋，獅鈕，其尾巴連接著圓環鏈條，另一頭連載瓶子底部。瓶身浮雕饕餮紋，頸部飾有芭蕉葉紋。翡翠蓋瓶由一整塊翡翠雕刻而成。

來源：美國德克薩斯私人收藏，五十多年前由一位熱愛亞洲藝術的收藏家建立。自此保存在同一家族至今。
品相：品相極，輕微磨損，有很多微小刻痕。

重量：824.8 克
尺寸：高21 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港邦瀚斯，2012年11月24日, lot 229
價格：HKD 250,000 （相當於今日EUR 36,800）
描述：翡翠痕都斯坦式玉瓶
專家評論：比較相似的翡翠色調，圓環鏈條也連接瓶蓋和瓶身，但尺寸較小 (21.5 厘米) 。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎佳士得, 2021年12月10日, lot 700
價格：EUR 30,000 （相當於今日EUR 32,500）
描述：20世紀仿古翡翠蓋瓶
專家評論：比較相似的翡翠色調和尺寸 (19 厘米) ，以及相近的饕餮紋，圓環鏈條也連接瓶蓋和瓶身。請注意形狀不同。