QIANLONG INCISED SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN UNUSUAL SET OF SIX GREEN JADE VESSELS
QIANLONG INCISED SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Comprising a pair of dishes, and bowls of two different sizes, each raised on a slightly flared and neatly cut ring foot, the sides of each rising to an everted rim, all carved from a semi-translucent stone of soft, slightly grey-toned spinach-green color with some dark grey mottling
3 7/8 to 6 11/16 in. (10 to 19.5 cm.) diam. (6)

Provenance

Deaccessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Lot Essay

Compare the set of eight similar green jade bowls and dishes, also with Qianlong inscribed seal marks and deaccessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago, sold in these rooms, 20 September 2001, lot 313. See, also, a pair of similar green jade bowls and a pair of dishes, also with Qianlong marks, illustrated by C. C. Riely, Chinese Art from the Cloud Wampler and other Collections in the Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, pp. 170-3, nos. 74 and 75.

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