Jade gui-shaped incense burner with carved chi-dragon pattern, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: C1C000025N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Incense container
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
The jade is green and white with a slight crack. Ears, mouth, belly and feet. The mouth edge is decorated with a circle of triangular patterns. There are many dragon beasts with a flat body in shallow relief on the belly, connected from head to tail, and the limbs have a distinct sense of square folding. The two ears are carved in the shape of a dragon, and the mouth is shaped like a furnace edge. Attached is a wooden cover with a jade top carved with mandarin ducks and lotus leaves in the Yuan Dynasty.