Age: late Qing dynasty

Description: A very fine Chinese sea-foam green jadeite "Grasshopper and Vine" vase, intricately worked as a flattened ovoid vase set on a rockwork base from which a vine and its tendrils meander up the side of the body with mature leaves, a vegetable and a large grasshopper near the neck, the complementing cover also with openwork vegetation and connected with a very long linked chain, the details cleverly worked to emphasize the natural splashes of apple green in the stone, the polish with an attractive glossy surface and the stone overall with nice texture and translucency.

Size: 7.75", 19.7 cm. excluding wood stand.

Provenance: Private French collection, acquired in Paris.

Condition Report: The vase is in fair condition, having a single restored link pictured and not very noticeable, a small natural fissure is also visible around the neck under the lid (pictured) and also a fissure is hidden in one of the leaves on the body of the vase (pictures). All the delicate leaves and branches and grasshopper in perfect condition with no fissures or cracks. PLEASE REQUEST ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR A CONDITION REPORT AS NEEDED.

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