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A SUPERB WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWL
AND COVER, LIAN
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉折沿鏤雕八吉祥蓮花鈕蓋奩
with deep rounded sides resting on five short splayed cusped
feet, the rim bordered with a wide flat cusped rim finely
reticulated with sixteen cartouches enclosing the bajixiang
emblems alternating with stylised beribboned motifs, the
domed cover surmounted by a large finial worked in the form
of a pierced floral bloom with veins incised to the petals,
further surrounded by a lappet border, all above a raised band
encircling the rim, the lustrous stone of an even white colour
with white veins, wood stand
16 cm, 6¼ in.
HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 256,000-384,000
