QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED MOTTLED JADE ARCHER'S RING
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The ring is delicately carved to the exterior with a long poetic inscription ending with the characters 'Qianlong yu ti' (imperially composed by Qianlong) and followed by a circular seal mark reading 'shang' (appreciation), all between two bands of scroll ends.
1 ¼ in. (3.1 cm.) diam.

Provenance

A Private South African collection, amassed in the UK in the 1970s and 80s
Property of a Private European Gentleman, acquired in 2001

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Lot Essay

The inscription on the current lot is an imperial poem composed by the Qianlong Emperor, recorded in the second volume of his published poems, entitled ‘Yong Yu She’ (In Praise of A Jade Ring); see Qing Gaozong Yuzhi Shiwen Quanji (4), The National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1976, juan 73, no. 11.
Compare the inscription of the present archer's ring to another imperial inscribed mottled jade archer's ring of the same period sold at Christie's London, 9 November 2010, lot 173.

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