A JADEITE ‘CHILONG AND LINGZHI’ QUATRELOBED VASE, GU, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Of archaistic form, carved from a single piece of jade, rising from a splayed foot to a flaring neck. The neck flanked by a pair of pierced lingzhi handles suspending loose rings, the longer sides carved in relief with clambering chilong and neatly incised with swirling clouds. The translucent stone of a light green tone with apple green splashes, pale lavender areas, and icy white inclusions.Provenance: New York trade. An old label ‘A 27’ to the stand.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, few minuscule nibbles to the rims, the stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into hairlines over the years. The stand with few minor age cracks, minuscule nicks, and remnants of adhesive.Weight: 535.5 g (excl. stand) and 567.4 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 14.3 cm (excl. stand) and 17 cm (incl. stand)The fitted hardwood stand carved in openwork and reticulated with peaches. Possibly huali. (2)Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 19 September 2015, lot 896Price: USD 10,625 or approx.EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small archaistic jadeite vaseExpert remark:pare the closely related quatrelobed form, handles suspending loose rings, and chilong decoration. Note the smaller size (7.9 cm).清代翡翠螭龍啣芝輔首活環方觚中國，十九世紀。仿古方觚造型，由整塊翡翠雕刻而成，三段式觚形、圓鼓腹。頸部兩側是分別有一個獸首啣環，器身頸部和腹部分別高浮雕一隻攀爬的啣芝螭龍，淺浮雕祥雲紋。淺綠色調的半透明翡翠，帶有蘋果綠色斑、飄紫，冰白色內沁。