CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE GU

20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER, IN SHANG / ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE HAND-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE WITH INDUCED BURIAL CALCIFICATION A SUBSTANTIAL ARCHAISTIC FLARING RITUAL BEAKER VASE (GU), THE UPPER FLARING CUP CARVED IN SHALLOW RELIEF WITH LARGE CONFRONTED TAOTIE MASKS ABOVE A REGISTER OF INCISED PENDENT BLADES (CICADA MOTIFS), FLANKED AT THE RIM BY TWO HIGH-RELIEF CLAMBERING MYTHICAL BEASTS 10 IN HIGH, 4.5 IN DIA RIM