MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

For a similar example, see a white jade dragon-handled cup dated to the Yuan-Ming dynasty from the Musée Guimet Collection, Paris, included in the exhibition, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, see Transactions of the Oriental Society, 1973-75, no. 326. J. Ayers and J. Rawson noted that cups of this form first appeared in Yingqing porcelain of the late Song-Yuan dynasty and remained popular throughout the Ming dynasty. For a white jade Ming 'chilong' cup with a later spinach green cup stand, see Christie's Hong Kong, 6 April 2015, lot 248; and Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4306 for an example with a wood stand and cover.