Lot Essay
Cf. a similar but larger example in the National Museum of History, Taiwan, illustrated in Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures from the National Museum of History, Taiwan, pl.117.
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Details
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD-SHAPED VESSEL AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The well-hollowed receptacle is carved in the form of a double-gourd with the upper section forming a cover, growing on a gnarled stem bearing two smaller gourds to the sides, detailed with tendrils and leaves, the interior hollowed, the white stone with a slight celadon tone, infused with areas of opaque inclusions
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, stand
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The well-hollowed receptacle is carved in the form of a double-gourd with the upper section forming a cover, growing on a gnarled stem bearing two smaller gourds to the sides, detailed with tendrils and leaves, the interior hollowed, the white stone with a slight celadon tone, infused with areas of opaque inclusions
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, stand
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.154
Exhibited
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004