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The highly translucent white jade vase is finely designed with a flattened round body rising from a flaring ring foot to a wide mouth, the neck set with a pair of elephant-head handles. The exterior is delicately decorated with precious nature gemstones including red agate, turquoise and lapis lazuli to form four groups of flower blossoms and buds outlined in gilt, all between thick gilt bands at the mouth rim and at the foot. The matching gilt stand is similarly inlaid with gemstones. 白玉,溫潤富光澤。瓶敞口,頸往下漸收,兩側附象首形耳,扁圓形腹,高圈足往外撇。外壁以紅瑪瑙、松石、青金石等天然寶石,於鎏金邊框內嵌飾轉枝花圖案共四組,瓶口及足各嵌飾鎏金邊。連鎏金累絲嵌寶石座。 (vase) 14.4cm high; 5.7cm mouth diameter; 4.8cm foot diameter |