PROPERTY FROM A MIDWESTERN COLLECTION A RUSSET AND CELADON JADE 'PINE' VESSELQing Dynasty, 18th century Carved in the form of a hollowed tree trunk, one branch stretched from the base supporting a cluster of pine needles, another branch extended from the rim to form a loop, providing another group of pine needles, the rugged skin hinting old age of the tree, the stone highly polished leaving natural russet areas to enhance the design, the base slightly concaved to form a narrow ring. 3 3/8in (8.6cm) high 清十八世紀 青玉帶皮老松花插 For a larger example of a vessel of similar form carved with prunus branches rather than pine, see Yang Boda (Chief Ed.) A Romance with Jade from the De An Tang Collection , Hong Kong, 2004, p. 28, no. 6.