Jade fang vessel with animal-mask pattern

Unknown artist

清 乾隆 西元1736-1795年

玉器

National Palace Museum

A white jade vessel with a lid is intricately carved with animal masks and decorative patterns. It features two handles on the sides, each with a ring attached. 玉質。青銅酒器「壺」發展至漢代，方形者稱「鈁」，本器即仿「鈁」之造形，雍容合度，然體形較小。全器滿裝，琢碾精緻。器蓋以渦紋為中心，四角飾以雲紋；頸部為蕉葉紋；腹部為獸面紋；近底邊飾桃形的葉紋，通體以回紋為地。外底陰刻隸書「大清乾隆倣古」。 Object number: 故玉001861N000000000 Rights: Jade fang vessel with animal-mask pattern, The National Palace Museum, Taipei, CC BY 4.0 @ www.npm.gov.tw IIIF manifest: https://digitalarchive.npm.gov.tw/Integrate/GetJson?cid=1680&dept=U