A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER18TH CENTURYThe sides of the vase are carved with taotie masks below the waisted neck carved with petals and flanked by a pair of stylized animal-head handles suspending loose rings. The cover is surmounted by a mythical beast-form finial. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with russet markings.12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, hardwood stand, Japanese wood box with a dedicatory inscription which may be translated, "given to dear Nozu on 1 January 1955 from Hayashibara Ichiro."