QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A PALE CALEDON JADE CYLINDRICAL PARFUMIER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical vessel is finely carved and pierced to depict immortals in a landscape. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with milky mottling and pale russet streaks.
8 1/4 in. (20.5 cm.) high, wood stand

Provenance

Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 23 March 1993, lot 969
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 April 2015, lot 252

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Lot Essay

Well reticulated jade parfumiers such as the present example were popular during the 18th century. Several examples dated to the Qianlong period are in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 45-49, nos. 35- 39. Compare also to a similar greenish-white jade parfumier with spinach-green base and cover, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, Chinese Jade Carvings From a Distinguished European Collection, 28 May 2021, lot 2720.

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