Pair of Chinese double gourd wedding vase halves. The gourds are overlaid with silver filagree, patterned with symbolical bats, fruit, and flowers. Inset with semi-precious stones including turquoise, coral, lapis, goldstone, and malachite scattered throughout. Each gourd inset with one large and one small carved spinach jade plaque. Each with a separate, removable top.

Provenance: Gallery West, Fargo, North Dakota, February 2004; Private North Dakota collection.

Vases, each; height: 15 1/4 in x width: 9 1/4 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.
Framed; height: 26 1/2 in x width: 18 1/2 in.