Lot Essay
The seal mark may be translated '(Reserved for) the Imperial use of Qianlong', or, 'For the use of the Qianlong Emperor'. It is most unusual being deeply cut and left as a positive relief rather than as a shallow incision.
Two comparable bowls each with Yuyong marks of this type have been published. The first of same shape in similar black and white jade illustrated by Sydney Moss, In Scholars' Taste, p.183, col.pl.121; the second in Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Catalogue, no.436.
Moss points out op.cit., p.182, that the bowl takes its shape from Song Dynasty junyao bubble bowls with its slightly inturned rim and strong, projecting foot. He also observes the similarity between this type of jade and dreamstone marble and suggests that its delicate carving expresses the influence of Mughal taste
Two comparable bowls each with Yuyong marks of this type have been published. The first of same shape in similar black and white jade illustrated by Sydney Moss, In Scholars' Taste, p.183, col.pl.121; the second in Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Catalogue, no.436.
Moss points out op.cit., p.182, that the bowl takes its shape from Song Dynasty junyao bubble bowls with its slightly inturned rim and strong, projecting foot. He also observes the similarity between this type of jade and dreamstone marble and suggests that its delicate carving expresses the influence of Mughal taste