CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE CONJOINED VESS

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER) CARVED MOTTLED CELADON, OCHRE, AND RUSSET HARDSTONE AN ARCHAISTIC CONJOINED THREE-SECTION RITUAL BRUSH WASHER / SCHOLAR'S VESSEL ENSEMBLE, INGENIOUSLY CARVED WITH INTERLINKED FITTED COVERS SURMOUNTED BY THREE PROWLING CHILONG DRAGONS WHOSE ARCHED BODIES FORM CONTINUOUS BRIDGING FINIALS. MEASURES 10.25 IN HIGH, 9.75 IN L DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HAN AND TANG DYNASTY CONJOINED CEREMONIAL CUPS (LIANBEI) AND SONG/QING ARCHAIC JADE CARVING TRADITIONS CELEBRATED IN IMPERIAL TASTE.