A PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED CIRCULAR PERFUMER AND COVER

17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED CIRCULAR PERFUMER AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The flat top of the rounded cover carved with a shou medallion within a border of scrolling foliage interspersed with Buddhist emblems, and with further floral scroll along the sides, repeated on the sides of the box which is supported on a flat foot ring, the translucent stone of pale green tone with fine speckling and with areas of grey inclusions
6¼ in. (16 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Lady June Horlick Collection.

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Lot Essay

Perfumers and censers of this type carved with flowers and foliate decoration, with both the bowl and cover pierced, were popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Compare the green jade perfumer in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 42 - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 51, no. 40, and the white jade example with similar carving, but with openwork handles, illustrated p. 53, no. 42.

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