Spinach green jade wedding cup

Spinach-green jade wedding bowl with two handles in the form of Buddhist lion masks, on four small ruyi-shaped feet. The exterior features finely chased archaic-style motifs of Taotie masks and ruyi friezes. The neck is adorned with a Greek frieze. In the bottom of the bowl, a medallion in relief featuring two fish, symbols of good fortune, around a blossoming flower and foliage.

Diameter: 16.4 cm
Width: 25 cm
Height: 8 cm

Provenance: Private collection, Paris.

Chips, scratches, cracks.

Parallels and comparisons: for similar cuts see the Sothebys sales of 28/11/2020 in Hong Kong, lot 119, as well as that of 9/11/2016 in London, lot 19.