A FINE WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD WATER-COUPE AND A SPOON

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A FINE WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD WATER-COUPE AND A SPOON
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The double-gourd vessel is well carved in high relief with a short twisted stem on the head of the gourd and a bat straddling the waisted mid-section, the lower body carved in low relief with another bat flying amidst cloud-scrolls, all raised on three short conical feet, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone with areas of inclusion incorporated into the carved design; the metal spoon with a white jade curved handle carved with a dragon's head, with a pearl clasped in its mouth
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) across

Lot Essay

Compare the present lot with other double-gourd shaped vessels, one illustrated by R. Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 104; and another illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, vol. 6, pl. 294.

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