China, circa 1850
Large rhyton, in spinach-green jade, decorated in light relief with taotie masks and archaic motifs, the rim of the rounded-edge spout adorned with a stylized Greek frieze. The handle is in the form of a double openwork Greek motif.
On a wooden base carved with archaic motifs.
Provenance: old label from a Swedish collection Stockholm 1914.
H. 27 cm
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