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Property from an old English collection
英國老收藏藏品

116 The bold decoration of the present lot is inspired by the designs and
A rare Mughal-style yellow jade bowl compositions found on Mughal jades. Floral motifs including a large
19th century bloom on a stalk, between two smaller blooms on stems are seen on
Very crisply carved around the exterior with four symmetrical Islamic works of art and architecture. Examples of this composition
arrangements of a fully-blooming lotus flanked by two half-opening of floral motifs on Mughal jade works of art in the National Palace
blossoms, the stems issuing from a single vase, all beneath pendent Museum, Taipei include: a bowl with poppies illustrated in Exquisite
leaves below the flaring rim, the flower-shaped foot elaborately carved Beauty - Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007, p.78, no.73; and a spinach-
as an opening flower on the underside, the stone of even yellow- green jade bowl with lilies ibid., p.71, no.62 which is also carved on
honey tone with a rich chestnut inclusion, wood stand. the base with a foliate design.
12.2cm (4 3/4in) diam. (2).
本器飾纏枝蓮紋，一朵盛開的花朵兩側飾一含苞待放的花蕾，這種設
HK$500,000 - 900,000 計和結構都具有典型的痕都斯坦風格。臺北國立故宮博物院藏有類似
US$64,000 - 120,000 結構的痕都斯坦玉器，包括一件飾罌粟花紋的玉盌和一件碧玉雕百合
花紋盌，參閱鄧淑蘋編，《國色天香：伊斯蘭玉器》，臺北，2007
十九世紀 痕都斯坦式黃玉雕蓮花紋盌 年，圖版73和62。

Provenance 來源:
The Lionel Edwards Collection, by repute
Queen Marie of Yugoslavia (1900-1961)
The Collection of Frank C.Bennett (1900-1973), probably purchased
at Spink & Son Ltd., London, and thence by descent

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