拍品 3033
3033
A RARE CELADON JADE RITUAL BELL
A RARE CELADON JADE RITUAL BELL
A RARE CELADON JADE RITUAL BELL
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A RARE CELADON JADE RITUAL BELL

QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE CELADON JADE RITUAL BELL
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The spreading, domed body of the bell is carved with a concentric band of vajra set between a beaded border below a band of florets and vajra. The shoulder is carved in relief with eight petal lappets, each enclosing a lhansa character. The handle is modeled with a half vajra finial surmounting the face of Buddha below. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale celadon tone. The reign mark is carved in a line above the shoulder.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high

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The ritual bell or ghanta, is described in teachings as 'proclaiming the sound of emptiness' and represents the female aspect of wisdom and truth in voidness of form and emptiness. The ghanta together with the vajra, were important Buddhist ritual implements which were held in the right and left hands respectively to make elaborate ritual movements and they are also attributes of Buddhist deities. Both are usually made of bronze where jade examples are far rarer. An example of a similar jade ritual bell but of a smaller size is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 42 - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 134-35, no. 113, also dated to the Qianlong period.

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