A CHINESE YELLOW JADE 'BAJIXIANG' BOWL AND COVER
A CHINESE YELLOW JADE 'BAJIXIANG' BOWL AND COVER
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
Carved as a lotus flowerhead, the petals enclosing the Eight Auspicious Buddhist Emblems and two Amitabha Buddhas, with bats in flight amidst ruyi-shaped clouds to the cover, the finial shaped as a lotus seed pod encircled by petals, all raised on a short foot, the pale stone with russet inclusions, 14cm dia. (2)