A pale celadon jade gourd-form box and cover

Qing dynasty, 19th century

清十九世紀 青白玉雕福祿萬代蓋盒

of double-gourd outline with straight walls, the surface of the cover carved in low relief with an elongated double-gourd suspended from a thick stem i🍸ssuing broad leaves and thinner trailing vines, a bat flying 𒆙towards the gourd with wings outstretched, the rest of the box plain revealing the lustrously polished pale celadon-white stone with icy flecks (2) 

Width 3 ¼ in., 8.3 cm