Lot 5
A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RETICULATED TWO-PART 'FLOWERS' POMANDER
18th century
27 May 2021, 14:30 HKT
Hong Kong, AdmiraltySold for HK$48,450 inc. premium
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A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RETICULATED TWO-PART 'FLOWERS' POMANDER
18th century
Delicately pierced through the cover and base with leafy scrolls enclosed by a band of key-fret pattern on the sides, unpolished on the inside of the box, the stone of even pale green tone, box.
5.2cm (2in) diam. (3).
Delicately pierced through the cover and base with leafy scrolls enclosed by a band of key-fret pattern on the sides, unpolished on the inside of the box, the stone of even pale green tone, box.
5.2cm (2in) diam. (3).
Footnotes
十八世紀 青白玉鏤雕花卉紋香盒
Small pomanders of this type and decoration would be used to hold aromatic substances, and would be carried by the Imperial consorts. Compare a similar pale celadon jade reticulated two-part circular pomander, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 4 September 2019, lot 33.
青白玉質，盒身盒蓋皆鏤空雕纏枝草葉紋，盒緣鏤空雕回字紋。此類花卉紋鏤空香盒，或多為女子攜帶。此盒鏤空繁密精彩，加之盒壁輕薄，拉絲琢磨之工爐火純青。參考倫敦佳士得售出一件十八世紀青白玉鏤空花卉紋香盒，2019年9月4日，拍品編號33。