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A rare and fine very pale green jade bowl Qianlong (2) image 1
A rare and fine very pale green jade bowl Qianlong (2) image 2
Property from a Distinguished English Private Collection

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Lot 19

A rare and fine very pale green jade bowl
Qianlong

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
4 June 2015, 10:30 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

HK$400,000 - HK$600,000

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A rare and fine very pale green jade bowl

Qianlong
Carved with a slightly flaring rim and a shallow recessed base, the smooth plain sides contrasting with a crisply carved chi dragon curling its body amidst leafy tendrils on the centre of the interior, the attractive stone of an even pale tone, wood stand.
11.6cm (4 1/2in) diam. (2).

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清乾隆 青白玉雕螭龍穿花紋碗

Provenance 來源:
Baron Fould-Springer, Royaumont Abbatial Palace, France
S.Marchant & Son Ltd., London
An English private collection

法國皇宮Royaumont Abbatial Palace的Fould-Springer男爵舊藏
倫敦古董商S.Marchant & Son Ltd.
英國私人收藏

The style and quality of the present lot embodies much of the celebrated 18th century jade production under the Qianlong emperor. The stone itself is very well-polished and of remarkably even tone, deliberately celebrated by the carver through the smooth walls of even thickness, and the unusual gently recessed base. The deep relief carving to the interior provides a pleasing contrast, and this carving with its interwoven layers of leaves above and around the dragon, demonstrates the technical virtuosity of the master carver.

The technique of contrasting smoother areas with crisp relief carving was particularly favoured for the larger, often ring-handled, vessels known as 'marriage' bowls, such as the magnificent example sold in our London rooms on 16 May 2013, lot 143. The present piece is carved very much in a similar vein, however it is unusual in its more intimate size which fits perfectly in two cupped hands. The rounded flaring rim invites the holder to look deeper inside the vessel, giving the impression that the bowl is a personalised possession for an important individual.

A related dish with similarly crisp treatment of the relief carving, but with shallower sides of lobed petal-form, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8: Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.183. See also a similar bowl or brushwasher with a double fish medallion in the well, illustrated by R.Kleiner in Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996 no.103, p.124.

白玉略偏青，玉質純淨，碗敞口，斜壁，臥足。外壁光素無紋，碗內底浮雕螭龍穿花紋，與腹壁光素形成鮮明對比，頗具匠心。

此類以腹壁光素、內底雕花之裝飾手法在玉洗上較為多見，然此器玲瓏雅趣，其尺寸正適用於雙手捧握，甚為雅緻精巧。參看倫敦邦瀚斯曾售出一玉雕洗，採用類似裝飾手法，2013年5月16日，編號143。另見北京故宮藏一例菱形洗，《故宮博物院藏品大系，清代玉器8》，北京，2011年，編號183。另有底部雕雙魚者，見R.Kleiner，《Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman》，香港，1996年，編號103，頁124。

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