Perfume scent urn vase carved from nephrite jade Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). An exceptional antique urn for perfumed scents from the 19th century. The carvings are from the Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) period, made circa 1800's. They are carved from solid pieces of natural brownish-green jadeite jade. The carving exhibit great skills and details, with organic motifs and a reclined Foo Dog on the top of the lid. The Foo dog is resting in full, looking forward and reclining in a three-dimensional pose exhibiting great details, especially evident in the mane, teeth, claws and hairs. The design is composed by two parts; the base that functions as a container for the scented oil, with two rounded movable elements on the sides and the lid with the gilded bronze pistil to apply the oiled perfume. These pieces of jade were mounted in the late 19th century, in an ormolu base crafted from gilded sterling silver. the mountings were made by the J.J.F. Co. This company was based in in the San Francisco area, United States. Surely this piece was been created for the us market. Foo Dog or Pho Dog, is a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone or jade, these decorations are also known as stone lions or "Shishi". Foo Dogs that are placed inside or outside a building are meant to protect your home or workplace from negative energy. Since the introduction of this mythical lion symbolism from the Indian culture, specially through Buddhist symbolis