Lot 143
143
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND GILT-DECORATED PALE CELADON JADE BOWLS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND GILT-DECORATED PALE CELADON JADE BOWLS

18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND GILT-DECORATED PALE CELADON JADE BOWLS
18TH CENTURY
Each bowl is carved with tall rounded sides rising to a flaring mouth rim, supported on a short foot. The exterior of the bowls are delicately incised and gilt with poetic inscriptions followed by two seal marks, with leafy branches bearing pomegranates depicted beside them. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale tone, with snowy inclusions and some minor darker russet and black areas.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. (2)

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Lot Essay

The long poetic inscriptions on the current bowls eulogise the subtle beauty and movement of the birds and flowers. The inscriptions describe the way that small birds gather on branches in search of a resting place, with flowers posing to show off their beauty and the thin vines winding around the green leaves and branches for support.

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