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The pure and translucent white jade is finely designed with a flattened baluster body rising from a stepped foot to a short neck, the neck set with a pair of elephant-head handles, suspending loose rings. The domed cover is surmounted by a round knob. Each side of the vase is masterfully inscribed in gilt with Imperial Poems in kaishu. 白玉,溫潤光滑。琢成扁瓶,短頸,鼓腹往下漸收,附一對象首形耳,下帶活環,附圓形鈕蓋。瓶身兩面皆以楷書描金陰刻御製詩,字體工整秀麗,工藝精細巧究。 26.3cm high; 12cm wide; 6.4cm deep |