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PROPERTY FROM THE HOBART COLLECTION

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A FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE BOWL
Qianlong incised four character mark and of the period
Superbly carved with deep rounded sides rising from the flat well to a
gently everted rim, the neatly-cut short, straight foot ring enclosing the
four-character kaishu script reign mark on the flat foot, the lustrous,
translucent stone of white tone with minor inclusions, wood stand.
5in (12.8cm) diam. (2).

$30,000 - 50,000

清乾隆 白玉光素盌 《乾隆年製》款

Provenance:
Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), and thence by descent

The thin walls of the present lot, highlighting the translucency of the
material, emulate imperial porcelain wares of the Qianlong period.
Compare with a pair of similar white jade bowls with Qianlong four-
character mark and of the period, from the University Museum and Art
Gallery, Hong Kong, illustrated in Virtuous Treasures. Chinese Jades
for the Scholar’s Table, 2008, Hong Kong, pp.82, fig.31. A pair of
white jade bowls, with similar Qianlong four-character marks and of the
period, were sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30 May 2017, lot 115.

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