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A SMALL WHITE JADE BOWL
QIANLONG

The semi-translucent even white stone carved to the interior in relief with fruiting nandina, and lingzhi, the rounded sides to the exterior carved in low relief with the ba jixiang, the base incised with a further nandina sprig framed by four bracket feet
5 1/8 in. (13.2 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

The Chinese name for the nandina, a sturdy evergreen, is wannianqing, "ten thousand year green", combined with the lingzhi fungus, they form the rebus "ten thousand things as you wish", a popular motif in the 18th century.

(US$20,000-26,000)

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