A PAIR OF WHITE JADE CYLINDRICAL PARFUMIERS

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A PAIR OF WHITE JADE CYLINDRICAL PARFUMIERS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Both finely carved in relief and openwork, the first to depict travellers riding on horses, accompanied by attendants, along a winding mountain path amidst pine trees, lone pavilion and waterfalls; the other similarly carved with a sage standing before a crane, followed by three tribute-bearing attendants along a mountain path, both parfumiers with detachable spinach-green jade circular stoppers
9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm.) high (2)

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Compare with two related white jade parfumiers in Beijing, from the Qing court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, nos. 36 and 37.