Celadon jade jug, yi, China, late 19th/early 20th... Lot 142

Celadon jade jug, yi, China, late 19th/early 20th century Rectangular in cross-section, the archaizing form and decoration with incised motifs in light relief of stylized birds, taotie and leiwen masks, featuring a wide spout and a handle emerging from a chimera head, the stone showing some partly calcified white-beige veins, a wooden lid with openwork grip carved with lingzhi mushrooms, and a wooden base with openwork decoration of ruyi. Minor dents H. 6.5 cm (15 cm with base and lid); W. 16 - D. 7.1 cm