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A VERY RARE WHITE JADE HEXAGONAL FLUTED CUP AND CUP STAND
Lot 3011THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A VERY RARE WHITE JADE HEXAGONAL FLUTED CUP AND CUP STAND

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Closed3 December 2021

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HKD 1,250,000

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A VERY RARE WHITE JADE HEXAGONAL FLUTED CUP AND CUP STAND
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The cup is carved on each facet with alternating flowers and peach. Another facet is carved with two seals, one inscribed with jixiang, and the other with ruyi. The cup stand is of conforming shape and carved with a central raised holder decorated with a shou-character medallion. The stone is of even white tone.
Cup: 2 3⁄8 in. (6.2 cm.) high
Cup stand: 5 1⁄4 in. (13.4 cm.) wide, box

A French private collection

Specialist note

Compare with two other sets of Imperial jade cups and cup stands in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 250-251, nos. 205-206.