A FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE BOWL


Qianlong incised four character mark and of the periodSuperbly carved with deep rounded sides rising from the flat well to a gently everted rim, the neatly-cut short, straight foot ring enclosing the four-character kaishu script reign mark on the flat foot, the lustrous, translucent stone of white tone with minor inclusions, wood stand. 5in (12.8cm) diam. (2).
|清乾隆 白玉光素盌 《乾隆年製》款Provenance:Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), thence by descentThe thin walls of the present lot, highlighting the translucency of the material, emulate imperial porcelain wares of the Qianlong period. Compare with a pair of similar white jade bowls with Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, from the University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong, illustrated in Virtuous Treasures. Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, 2008, Hong Kong, pp.82, fig.31. A pair of white jade bowls, with similar Qianlong four-character marks and of the period, were sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30 May 2017, lot 115.