A Chinese green hardstone censer and cover, possibly jade, modelled as an urn raised on a stand surmounted by a multi-tiered cover, the basin cover embellished with dragon handles with captured rings. Height 19.69 in.
- Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.
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