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Chinese Han dynasty jade cup; of flaring mouth rim decorated with a band of stiff leaves in low relief; all supported by a slightly splayed foot with taotie patterns; set to the side with the handle carved in form of a ferocious three-clawed dragon with a powerful sinuous body; the stone of pale yellow tone with russet streaks; H: 10.5 cm, W: 8.5 cm, L: 7 cm, 270 grams