A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED JADE TAZZA

THE PROPERTY OF THE RT. HON. EARL OF SHELBURNE, REMOVED FROM BOWOOD HOUSE CALNE, WILTSHIRE

細節

A SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED JADE TAZZA
THE JADE CHINESE, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY GERMAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

In a later fitted leather case; the jade bowl embellished with gold foliate decoration; the underside of the foot inscribed '099r' and with an inventory label inscribed '152'.
Minor wear to gilding; damage to one of the strapwork fittings on bowl; minor abrasions to leather case.
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high

拍品專文

Although not an absolutely typical Chinese form, the polish of the present jade dish conforms entirely to what is known about Chinese jade of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and the unusual foot may indicate that it was always intended for the export market. The gilded foliate pattern, however, is related to gold inlay decoration from India, and the silver-gilt foot is of European origin.