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236 The present lot is superbly carved 236 (invoice)
A RARE MUGHAL-STYLE SPINACH- demonstrating the craftsmanship achieved 237 (invoice)
GREEN JADE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ in the jade ateliers during the height of the
MARRIAGE BOWL Qing dynasty. ‘Hindustani’ jades, as they were
Qianlong called by the Qianlong emperor, were highly
Superbly carved as a chrysanthemum prized and therefore influenced Chinese jade
flowerhead, the elegantly-rounded sides with carvings. Bowls decorated with auspicious
finely-curved petals radiating from the centre symbols expressing wishes relating to
pistil, raising to an everted and lipped rim, marital bliss and blessing were traditional
flanked by a pair of loose-ring handles in the gifts bestowed at Imperial celebrations.
form of larger and smaller chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums were emblematic of
blossoms issuing from foliage, the low feet longevity and fertility, because of their health-
similarly carved as radiating petals below a giving properties and multitude of their petals.
band of acanthus leaves around the exterior, The word for chrysanthemum is a homophone
wood stand. with that for ‘eternity’ but also with the
24.5cm (9 5/8in) wide (2). number nine which also evoked infinity, being
the product of three times three, the most
£20,000 - 30,000 basic unit comprising Heaven, Man and Earth.
CNY170,000 - 260,000 From at least the Han dynasty, people drank
chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of
清乾隆 痕都斯坦式碧玉菊瓣洗 the ninth lunar month to prolong their life. A
similar spinach-green jade bowl, carved with
Provenance: Dent collection designs of chrysanthemums, 18th century, is
A European private collection, acquired from in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,
Spink & Son Ltd., London, on 19 April 1956, illustrated by R.Y.L d’Argencé, Chinese Jades
and thence by descent in the Avery Brundage Collection, 1972,
來源： Dent舊藏 p.138, pl.LXII.
歐洲私人收藏，於1956年4月19日購自倫敦古
董商Spink & Son Ltd.；並由後人保存迄今
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