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七 79. Pair of imperial deep bowls with gently flared rims and straight foot rims, the jade of even spinach tone.

十 4 ¾ inches, 12.1 cm diameter.

九 The bases each with an incised six-character sealmark of Qianlong and of the period, 1736-1795.

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一 • De-accessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago, one with inventory number 5933.31.
對 • Sold by Christie’s New York in their auction of Fine Chinese Furniture and Works of Art, 20th September 2001 (rescheduled for

碧 the 16th October 2001), lot 313, together with a larger pair, smaller pair and a pair of dishes.
玉 • Sold by Christie’s New York in their auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 25th March 2011, lot 1521, p. 63.
• A similar bowl with identical six-character sealmark is illustrated by Xu Xiao Dong in Compendium of Collections in the Palace

乾 Museum, Jade, Vol.10, Qing Dynasty, Gu Gong inventory no. Gu 96732, no. 157, p. 206.
隆 • A larger bowl with identical sealmark was included by Marchant in their 85th anniversary exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to

Qing, 2010, no. 121, pp. 166/7; another is illustrated by Mei Ninghua & Tao Xincheng in Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series,

「 Jades, no. 236, p. 201.
大 • A bowl with a four-character Qianlong mark in the Gu Gong Palace Museum is illustrated by Li Jiufang in Zhongguo Yuqi

清 Quanji, ‘Chinese Jade’, Vol. 6, no. 49, p. 31; another larger bowl is illustrated by Xu Xiao Dong in Compendium of Collections in

乾 the Palace Museum, Jade, Vol. 8, Qing Dynasty, Gu Gong Inventory no. Gu 100971, p. 161, no. 219.

隆 • A square spinach jade bowl with a similar sealmark is illustrated by Xu Xiao Dong in Compendium of Collections in the Palace

年 Museum, Jade, Vol. 10, Qing Dynasty, Gu Gong Inventory no. Gu 92766, no. 191, p. 242.
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