Carved jade vase ‘Lotuses’, 20th century

Jade carved in the shape of a vase, with a rectangular base, on which stands a flattened circular body, followed by a long neck, flanked by two curved handles carved in the shape of an elephant's head, from which hang movable rings. Crowning the piece is a trapezoidal lid, itself decorated with two small handles of the same morphology as the previous ones, and a small foo dog sitting on the top. The body is decorated with details in relief of vegetal and geometric motifs and a central scene of elongated branches of lotuses in flower. 

Size: 62.6 x 7.5 x 30.2 cm

Weight: 20.951 g