A SUPERB WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

细节

A SUPERB WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The box with rounded sides rising from a short splayed foot ring, the cover carved in low relief with a stylised Shou medallion enclosed by five bat-shaped leafy sprays within a raised border, the base incised with the six-character reign mark, the flawless stone of superb even white tone
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam., jade stand

来源

C. B. Kitson, Sotheby's London, 30 May 1961, lot 428 (part)
P. D. Krolik Esq
Sotheby's London, 24 February 1970, lot 116
Spink and Son, Ltd., London

出版

Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.85

展览

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004

拍品专文

Similar examples from the National Museum of History, Taiwan are illustrated in Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures from the National Museum of History, Taiwan, 1999, Taipei, pl.196 & 197. Compare also a large circular box and cover of similar size, carved with five bats surrounding a Shou character from the Mme. Florence Van der Kemp Collection, sold at Christie's Paris, 13 June 2007, lot 98.

The flawless quality of the stone of the present box and cover is of particular note; the largely uncarved areas emphasize the natural beauty of the high translucent material.