WHITE JADE 'FANG GU' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 白玉雕仿古八出戟方觚carved after an archaic bronze fang gu form, of rectangular section, the bulbous section rising from a tall splayed foot to a trumpet neck, each face set with vertical flanges, the middle section carved in shallow relief with stylised shou characters, the foot incised with downward facing plantain leaves, the neck incised with mystical creatures underneath stylised decorations on the flared mouth, all corners carved in openwork with a sinuous chi dragon, the stone of a creamy white tone with darker veins(Qty: 1)19cm highProvenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, ScotlandNote: a closely comparable jade gu vase in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 02.18.603