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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Details
A MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The compressed domed cover is finely carved in shallow relief with a gardenia flower growing on a single leafy stem, detailed with smaller floral buds. The rounded sides are decorated with overlapping petals, repeated on the rounded sides of the box, supported on a large floral bloom-shaped foot. The semi-translucent stone is of an even white tone.
3 3/4 in. (9.4 cm.) diam., box
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The compressed domed cover is finely carved in shallow relief with a gardenia flower growing on a single leafy stem, detailed with smaller floral buds. The rounded sides are decorated with overlapping petals, repeated on the rounded sides of the box, supported on a large floral bloom-shaped foot. The semi-translucent stone is of an even white tone.
3 3/4 in. (9.4 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Dorothy Shaw Collection, Poole, Dorset, UK