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七 77. Cup in the form of a magnolia flower, with high relief branches, leaves and buds emanating from the base of the cup, each petal incised

十 with lines, the stone white.

七 2 ½ inches, 6.3 cm high.

Qianlong, 1736-1795.
玉 Carved wood stand with flowers, rockwork and lingzhi.
蘭

花 • From the collection of William H. Moore, Hobe Sound, Florida. William H. Moore (1848-1923) was an attorney who sat as
盃 director of a number of Steel Companies in the United States and was the chairman and founder of Nabisco.

白 • A lotus-leaf brushwasher of similar form, from the collection of Humphrey K. F. Hui, is illustrated by Humphrey K. F. Hui,
玉 Tina Yee-wan Pang and Yeung Chun-tong in Virtuous Treasures, Chinese Jade for the Scholars Table, An Exhibition Organised by
the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2007 no. 68, p. 137.

乾 • Another cup in the shape of a magnolia flower, from the Chang Qing Guan collection, is illustrated by Ip Yee in Chinese Jade
隆 Carving, an exhibition jointly presented by the Urban Council Hong Kong and the Min Chiu Society, organised by the Hong

Kong Museum of Art, 1983, no. 215, pp. 240/1.

William H. Moore

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