CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE COVERED CUP & TRAY

CHINESE ARCHAIC-REVIVAL CARVED JADE COVERED STEM CUP AND FITTED DISH TRAY SET, 20TH C., HAN DYNASTY STYLE. CARVED FROM TRANSLUCENT CELADON-GREY JADE/ HARDSTONE EXHIBITING A PROMINENT INTERNAL LINEAR WATER LINE (SHUIXIAN) VISIBLE UNDER TRANSMITTED LIGHT, TOGETHER WITH DEEP RUSSET AND CHOCOLATE-BROWN INCLUSIONS, CYLINDRICAL VESSEL, CARVED IN LOW RELIEF AROUND, FLANKED ON ONE SIDE BY A DYNAMIC OPENWORK CLIMBING CHILONG DRAGON FORMING A LOOP HANDLE AND ON THE REVERSE BY AN ARCHAIC MASK-LOOP RING HANDLE. MATCHING DOMED COVER CARVED WITH A HIGH-RELIEF ZOOMORPHIC BEAST HEAD TERMINATING IN S-CURVED HORNS; ACCOMPANIED BY A CIRCULAR DISH STAND FEATURING A RAISED CENTRAL CYLINDRICAL CUP RECEPTACLE AND A LOW-RELIEF CARVED CLOUD-SCROLL RIM. MEASURES APPROX. 9 IN HIGH, 5.75 IN DIAMETER BASE (TRAY). 3 IN DIAMETER VESSEL'S RIM