Details
The ewer is carved with a ruyi-sceptre shaped handle and a slightly curved spout. The exterior is carved in low relief with a pattern of lotus flowers and curled leaves on a scrolling vine. The slightly domed cover is decorated with four ruyi-heads encircling a lotus bud finial. The stone is of an even pale tone with a few pale veins.
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, wood stand


Provenance
Acquired in the 1950s, then by descent within the family.
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