Vase, Qing dynasty 19th century, China. Dark soapstone vase with bas-relief and openwork in places, decorated with dragons. One of three. Height 17.7 cm; width 8.7 cm., A dark, elongated object lies centered on a smooth surface, positioned so its rounded end faces the viewer; the object has a worn, textured surface with tones of dark brown, black, and hints of muted bronze, and there are darker shadowed areas along its sides where carved or ridged details create a scalloped outline; the background transitions from a deep charcoal at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom, and a soft shadow falls to the left side of the object on the surface.
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Vase, Qing dynasty 19th century, China. Dark soapstone vase with bas-relief and openwork in places, decorated with dragons. One of three. Height 17.7 cm; width 8.7 cm., A dark, elongated object lies centered on a smooth surface, positioned so its rounded end faces the viewer; the object has a worn, textured surface with tones of dark brown, black, and hints of muted bronze, and there are darker shadowed areas along its sides where carved or ridged details create a scalloped outline; the background transitions from a deep charcoal at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom, and a soft shadow falls to the left side of the object on the surface.

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Vase Qing dynasty 19th century China Dark soapstone vase bas-relief openwork places decorated dragons three Height 17.7 cm width 8.7 cm dark elongated object lies centered smooth surface positioned rounded faces viewer object worn textured surface tones dark brown black hints muted bronze darker shadowed areas sides carved ridged details create scalloped outline background transitions deep charcoal top lighter gray near bottom soft shadow falls left side surface.

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