A FINE AND EXQUISITE WHITE JADE VASE

拍品 1901

1901

THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

A FINE AND EXQUISITE WHITE JADE VASE

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A FINE AND EXQUISITE WHITE JADE VASE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of flattened baluster form, the slender body tapering to a stepped foot, the waisted neck flanked on either side by naturalistically carved elephant-head handles suspending loose rings, the well-polished stone of an even white tone
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) high

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Previously sold at Sotheby's Paris, 11 June 2009, lot 246

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While most jade vases are carved with a variety of archaistic or floral themes around the body, the lapidary craftsmen chose to leave the body of this vessel plain and polished, using the attractive sheen to emphasise the beauty and purity of the material. In this instance, the intricately worked elephant-head handles are well balanced against a simple, undecorated body.