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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, WASHINGTON D.C. (another view)
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A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE BOWL
18TH CENTURY
The deep, rounded sides are carved in low relief with a band of formal
lotus scroll below a narrow band of conjoined ruyi heads, and the
everted rim is carved as further ruyi heads. The semi-translucent stone
is of pale greenish-white tone.
5æ in. (14.7 cm.) diam., openwork wood cover with lingzhi-form
agate fnial
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
Private American collection, acquired in the late 19th-early
20th century.
A similar everted rim carved as ruyi heads can be seen on two white
jade lian, or bowls, with covers in the Qing Court Collection, Beijing,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum - 42 - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pls. 197 and 198, both
of which are dated Qing dynasty. The style of carving seen in pl. 187,
especially on the cover which has similar linked ruyi lappets, appears
to be very similar to that of the present bowl.
清十八世紀 白玉雕纏枝蓮紋盌
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