Lot 10
10
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF WHITE JADE BOWLS AND COVERS

Details
A PAIR OF WHITE JADE BOWLS AND COVERS
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARKS

The bowls with flared sides rising from above the neatly cut ring foot to a shallow, upright rim, each inscribed on the base of the foot rim with the character jia, the covers of spreading dome form with shallow, ring knops, the translucent stone well polished and of even tone
4 5/8in. (11.5cm.) diam., box (2)

Lot Essay

The character jia is the first of the Ten Heavenly Stems, and also means 'first' or 'first rate'

A pair of bowls and covers of similar form and of 18th century date was included in the exhibition, Chinese Jades from Distant Centuries, S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco, 1992, Catalogue, no. 39