Celadon-colored nephrite vase, China, 18th century With a flattened baluster shape, the vase is flanked on either side of the neck by a carved and openwork handle in the form of an archaic chi dragon, whose muzzle rests on a ruyi. On each side, a relief carving depicts a lingzhi “mushroom of longevity” emerging from a central band connecting the handles. The top of the slightly flared neck ends in a flat rim on which the lid originally rested. It stands on a curved foot that flares outward toward the bottom. Height: 14.3 cm; weight: 262 g The lid is missing.