A WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' VASE AND CHAINED COVER Late Qing Dynasty/Republic Period Finely carved of flattened baluster form rising from a spreading foot incised with archaistic bird motifs, rising to a flaring neck flanked by a pair of lug handles, the domed cover surmounted by a writhing chilong, his bifurcated tail linked with a chain attached to a sprig of auspicious lingzhi clasped in the mouth of another chilong clambering on the side of the vase, the stone of even pale white tone, wood stand, with a fitted box. 11.3cm (4 1/2in) high. (4). Footnotes: 晚清/民國 白玉雕螭龍紋帶鏈蓋瓶 Provenance: George A. Cohen, by 1956 Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.H21 來源 George A. Cohen, 1956年之前 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號H21 See a related jadeite vase with a chain and cover, Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Jade-Carving Art in The Ch'ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1990, p.99. Compare with a related white jade 'phoenix' vase and chained cover, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2011, lot 632. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing