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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION
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A FINE WHITE JADE MARRIAGE BOWL Bowls of this type known as 'marriage' bowls were often presented as
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) wedding gifts, as their carefully chosen auspicious decoration symbolised
The elegant vessel is skilfully carved with rounded sides rising to an incurved the joyful union of husband and wife. They were popular in the Qing dynasty,
rim and is supported on a slightly faring foot. The rim is fanked by a pair of especially under the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.
loose-ring openwork loop handles, each fnely worked in low relief with a
dragon with bulging eyes, a single horn and archaistic scroll design. The stone Compare the similar white-jade marriage bowl with winged-dragon-form
is of an even, semi-translucent tone. handles, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 3959; and the white
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) wide, across the handles
jade marriage bowl also with winged-dragon-form handles sold at Christie's
£60,000-100,000 US$79,000-130,000 Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 2938.
€70,000-120,000
PROVENANCE:
Formerly in a private collection in France, most of which was purchased in
Paris during the 1960s and 1970s, and thence by descent to the present owner.

清乾隆 白玉瑞獸活環耳洗

來源:
英國私人珍藏, 法國私人舊藏, 大部分於1960年代及1970
年代在巴黎所購,家傳至今

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