QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FACETED VASE AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The hexagonal body is finely carved around the sides with a wide central band and two narrow bands of archaistic decoration, all between bowstring borders. The waisted neck is flanked by a pair of scroll handles suspending loose rings, and the cover has a flared, faceted finial. The semi-translucent stone is of warm white tone and is softly polished.
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.

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Lot Essay

Hexagonal jade vases and covers of Qianlong date appear to be quite rare. A taller white jade example (32 cm.), also finely carved, but with Hindustan-style decoration rather than the archaistic decoration of the present vase, is illustrated by Yang Boda (ed.), A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection, Beijing, 2004, p. 71, no. 31, which was previously sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 673.

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