18th century|Carved as two hollow stems of bamboo growing from a large rhizome, from which further bamboo shoots and stalks sprout with a large sprig of lingzhi at the side, a phoenix with finely incised feathers perched on the bamboo stalks, the stone with russet veins skillfully worked into the design. 4 3/8in (11.1cm) high|十八世紀 青白玉雕竹節式雙聯瓶ProvenanceA Florida EstateSee a similarly designed double-bamboo form vase from the Avery Brundage Collection in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, dated to the mid-Qing dynasty, illustrated in Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San Francisco, 2012, p. 232.