Chinese Urn with Loop Handles on Wooded Stand

Green as spring water, with two ring handles on the shoulders.

Chinese craftsmen made this urn with loop handles in jadeite in the 19th century. Jadeite urns in archaic bronze forms were commonly made as display pieces and scholar’s table objects. The tall body flares at the rim and narrows at the waist. Ring handles hang from carved mask-like heads on each side, and a band of fine relief decoration wraps the belly. The stone is a clear apple green. It sits on a carved wooden stand.

About 11 inches tall. Gleams, without any fuss.