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A SUPERB WHITE JADE CUP 清乾隆 白玉如意足小盃
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
來源：
the deep rounded sides rising to a straight rim, supported on 香港蘇富比1992年4月29日，編號659
four gently flared ruyi feet, the even white stone polished to an
unctuous finish
7.2 cm, 2⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 29th April 1992, lot 659.

HK$ 300,000-500,000
US$ 38,300-64,000
Notable for the high-quality stone from which it has been
delicately fashioned, its fine lustre and evenness of tone
denotes the exceptional standard of raw materials available to
skilled craftsmen in the second part of the 18th century. The
small flared ruyi feet are rarely found on cups, although it is a
feature more commonly seen on larger vessels; for example
see a jade washer, from the De An Tang collection, included in
the exhibition A Romance with Jade, Palace Museum, Beijing,
2004, cat. no. 4, and sold in these rooms, 10th April 2006, lot
1501. Compare white jade cups of similar form, but lacking
the ruyi feet, such as three sold in our New York rooms, the
first surmounting a tall footring, from the Estate of Caroline
B. Carter, sold on 29th November 1993, lot 55, and a pair of
larger size, 23rd March 2011, lot 601.

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