QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE FLUTED VASE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vessel is formed of lobed oval cross-section with flaring neck rising to a barbed rim. The body is carved with alternating indentations and raised ridges, supported on a splayed foot of conforming outline, and flanked by two carved animal masks with suspended loose rings. The stone is of an even white tone with minor snowy inclusions.
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm.) across

Provenance

Sold at Sotheby's London, 2 July 1969, lot 72
William Clayton Limited, London, July 1969

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Lot Essay

Jade carvings of this distinctive form flourished following the revival of archaism during the Qianlong period, alongside an abundant supply of fine jade from the Xinjiang area. A taller vessel with very similar design to the present lot, and another with four loose rings and dragon designs, are in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, Shijiazhuang, 1991, vol. 6, pls. 153-154. A lobed example with two rings and chilong motifs was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3563.

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