AN IMPRESSIVE ARCHAISTIC JADEITE GUANG VESSEL WITH COVERMint green jadeite with white and russet inclusions, openwork boxwood pedestal China, 20th centuryThis very large jade vessel with cover is carved in the shape of an archaic bronze GUANG, a ritual wine pouring vessel of the Shang Dynasty. The vessel is decorated in relief with taotie masks and gui dragons and has elaborate dragon handles on opposite sides, one with a suspended ring handle.The curved, slanted cover decorated with a chilong and further Shang bronze motifs.Shape: Guang shapeDimensions: 29.5 cm (total height with base), width of vessel is 31 cm, height of vessel is 25 cmWeight: approx. 5,090 grams (excluding wooden base) Condition: excellent condition and shows only minimal signs of age-related wear; the pedestal likewise Provenance: acquired 1989 at Sotheby’s Hongkong – see (low resolution) scan; European private collection 翡翠雕仿古蓋觥淺綠色翡翠，蘋果綠色及碧綠色肌理，褐色沁；鏤空黃楊木基座中国，二十世纪造型： 觥形尺寸： 29.5 厘米（總高，含底座），器寬31 厘米，器高 25 厘米重量： 約5,090 克（不含底座）品相：优秀，只有極少処與年代相符的痕跡，底座情況相同来源： 1989年购于香港苏富比 - 见扫描件；欧洲私人收藏