A MOGHUL-STYLE SPINACH JADE LEAF-SHAPED DISH

19TH CENTURY

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A MOGHUL-STYLE SPINACH JADE LEAF-SHAPED DISH
19th century
Carved to paper-thin translucency with fine parallel ribbing, the handle shaped as a looped stem issuing two smaller leaves and suspending a loose ring, tip of one small leaf chipped
6in. (15.3cm.) long, fitted box inscribed Qingyu Xifanzuo Qiuye Xizi, Celadon Jade Turfan-made autumn leaf (brush-)washer

Lot Essay

Cf. the jade leaf-shaped dish illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney in Jades from China, p.414, no.351; and the example exhibited in the Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, 1983, and illustrated in the Catalogue, pl.35

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