A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE WINE CUP AND QUATREFOIL STAND

18TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE WINE CUP AND QUATREFOIL STAND
18TH CENTURY
The wine cup is carved with gently rounded sides rising from a short straight foot. The stone is of an attractive white tone with paler inclusions. The quatrefoil stand is carved with four petal-shaped lobes, raised on four short supports. The interior is decorated with two bats and clouds surrounding the raised platform to the centre, with a key-fret border encircling a shou character. The stone is of a pale tone with some snowy areas and russet inclusions.
The stand 5¾ in. (14.5 cm) long, the cup 2.7/8 in. (7.2 cm) diam.

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Lot Essay

Compare the present lot to a similar white jade cup and stand from the Sammy Chow collection, illustrated by Watt in Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, no. 146. See also an imperial white jade cup stand of similar form with a plainer design from the private collection of Gerald Godfrey, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30 October 1995, lot 909.

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