QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

See a closely related white jade Mughal-style zhadou, dated to the Qing dynasty, in the collection of the Palace Museum of Beijing (inventory no. Gu00103910). Also compare the form with two other Mughal-made zhadou: one with handles, included in the "Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum", Taiwan, 1983, pl. 51; and the other is in the Qing court collection, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum Jadeware (III) , Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 243.