QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Islamic-market vessels are more commonly seen in porcelain, bronze, and cloisonné enamel, so it is rare to see one executed in jade.

For a similar example crafted from bronze also with a Zhengde mark, see Jin Yu Qing Jan: Yang Ping Zhen Xian Sheng Zhen Ming Qing Tong Li (An exhibition of Mr. Yang Ping Zhen's Collection of Ming and Qing Bronze Censers), National Museum of History, Taipei, 1996, p. 195, no. 118.