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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
1255
A WHITE JADE 'MARRIAGE' BOWL The combination of peony and butterflies was a common theme in the Qing
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) dynasty, but was rarely depicted on marriage bowls. Peony, fuguihua, and
butterflies, hudie, are homonyms for fudie fugui, which translates to 'may you
7w in. (20 cm.) across handles
have an accumulation of blessings, wealth, and high social status.' These
wishes for a fortuitous future are suitable for the vessel which would have
$80,000-120,000 been given to a couple as a wedding gift.
PROVENANCE:
A similar white jade marriage bowl, dated to the 18th century and decorated
An important English collection, acquired between 1960 and 1970.
with butterflies and peach from the personal collection of Alan and Simone
S. Marchant & Son, London, acquired in 2006.
Hartman, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1503.
The James E. Sowell Collection.
Another 18th century marriage bowl, but decorated with prunus rather than
peony, was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2015, lot 3032. Compare,
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also, the white jade marriage bowl carved on the exterior with lotus
清̖隆ǎ白玉福۱富貴銜活‍耳洗 illustrated by Yang Boda, Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection,
Ϝ源 Hong Kong, 2004, p. 30, pl. 8.
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