Vase suspended from three chains

Engraved above the scene on this piece is a couplet and a six-character mark reading "a treasure of the great emperor on high." The back bears a lengthy poem dated to 1774, during the Qianlong emperor's reign (1736-1795). However, the style, artisanship, and material indicate that this is a later version typical of the supposed Qianlong period jades for sale in the art markets of Beijing during the early twentieth century.