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115 In its rendering of the open flowerheads, finely carved lotus scrolls and
A fine Mughal-style spinach-green jade bands of chrysanthemum petals, the present lot is inspired by Islamic
incense burner and cover or Mughal jade craftsmanship, known in the 18th century by the
Qianlong/Jiaqing Qianlong emperor as ‘Hindustan’ jade. Two pale green jade incense
The compressed body raised on a foot carved with a band of burners also with open flower-head handles but with suspending
petals, rising to a high shoulder with a pair of pierced peony blooms loose rings and pierced covers, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, are
on leafy stems on each side, with a band of peonies on scrolling illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
tendrils around the exterior, the conical cover with lotus scrolls below Museum, Jadeware (II), Shanghai, 2008, pp.38-39, nos.30 and 31.
chrysanthemum petals and a peony flower-head finial, the stone of an
even deep spinach-green tone. 本器鏤雕蓮花和菊花紋飾，雕工精緻，洋溢著伊斯蘭玉器的風格，在
14.4cm (5 3/4in) wide (2). 十八世紀時期被乾隆帝稱為痕都斯坦玉器。北京故宮博物院藏兩件青
玉雕花薰可作比較，器身兩側鏤雕花帶環式耳，見《故宮博物院文物
HK$100,000 - 150,000 珍品大系：玉器（II）》，上海，2008年，頁38-39，圖版30和31。
US$13,000 - 19,000

清乾隆/嘉慶 痕都斯坦式碧玉雕纏枝牡丹紋蓋爐

Provenance 來源:
Roger Keverne Ltd., London
A distinguished English private collection

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