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QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A FINE PALE CELADON JADE MUGHAL-STYLE BOWL
qianlong four-character mark and of the period
The thinly carved straight sides and wide rim set at the sides with crisply carved and reticulated elaborate qilin-mask handles suspending loose rings, the interior carved in low relief with a band of stylised acanthus leaves and flower-heads set with four butterflies, the exterior and base decorated with key-fret and twisted-rope bands and supported on four pierced cloud-shaped feet, the semi-opaque stone with clouding and a few russet and pale green streaks, the mark incised with traces of gilding at the base
8 in. (21.5 cm.) diam., carved wood stand
qianlong four-character mark and of the period
The thinly carved straight sides and wide rim set at the sides with crisply carved and reticulated elaborate qilin-mask handles suspending loose rings, the interior carved in low relief with a band of stylised acanthus leaves and flower-heads set with four butterflies, the exterior and base decorated with key-fret and twisted-rope bands and supported on four pierced cloud-shaped feet, the semi-opaque stone with clouding and a few russet and pale green streaks, the mark incised with traces of gilding at the base
8 in. (21.5 cm.) diam., carved wood stand
Provenance
S. Bulgari, Rome