MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A RARE WHITE JADE STEM CUP
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The cup is carved with rounded sides rising from a tall splayed foot to a flaring rim. The stone is of an even white tone with an unctuous texture.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) diam., fitted box

Provenance

An Asian private collection, acquired by the 1980s

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Lot Essay

Compare to a larger (16 cm. diam.) white jade stem cup in the Tibet Museum, exhibited at Treasures from Snow Mountains: Gems of Tibetan Cultural Relics, p. 188, no. 98 (fig. 1), which shares a very similar contour to the current cup.

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