QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A HARDSTONE-EMBELLISHED WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The circular box is carved with shallow rounded sides on a flat base, fitted with a domed cover inlaid in various hardstones including lapis lazuli, jade, agate, and tourmaline, with a lingzhi in the centre, above the sides carved in low relief with four lotus sprays divided by plain shaped cartouches. The semi-translucent stone is of a creamy-white tone with a slight celadon tinge.
3 13/16 in. (9.6 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

This intricate technique of hardstone-inlay on jade is also found on a pair of white jade ruyi in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware, III, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 30.

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