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Lot 49
Description
A rare and fine Chinese white jade bowl, Qianlong period, elegantly carved with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, on a neatly carved circular foot ring, the well-polished translucent stone of an even pale tone with scatterings of snowflake inclusions, 12.3cm diameter, 5.7cm high
清乾隆 白玉盌
Note: The simple design of this bowl highlights the beauty of the jade material, with thin walls showcasing the translucent quality and even tone of the stone. Before ascending to the throne as the Qianlong emperor, the Prince Hongli wrote a fu extolling the virtues of jade - for embodying the Confucian virtues of benevolence, loyalty, wisdom, courage, and moral purity, and also as a metaphor for the scholarly gentleman, an identity the emperor fancied for himself.
There are also several poems written by the Qianlong emperor written earlier in his reign, bemoaning the scarcity of high quality jade. Following the conquest of Khotan and the brutal suppression of the Dzungar people in the late 1750s, the Qing empire acquired access to larger, and higher-quality, jade boulders, widening the scope of what could be created in the imperial workshops.
Under the reign of the Qianlong emperor, jade objects were not solely used for decoration in the imperial households, but also as objects to be used in daily life. According to the Qing court archives, the annual imperial banquet held on the first day of the fifth lunar month would employ the use of jade during the ceremonies, with each dish being served on white jade platters.
c.f. Compare a similar Qianlong-period white jade bowl sold at Bonhams New Bond Street, Fine Chinese Art, 9th November 2017, lot 261, and another in the same auction rooms, Fine Chinese Art, 8th November 2018, lot 169. A similar bowl, with a four-character Qianlong mark, was offered at Bonhams New York, Chinese Works of Art, 14th March 2016, lot 8116. A pair of similar bowls was offered at Sothebys Hong Kong, Important Chinese Art including Imperial Jades from the De An Tang Collection, 13th October 2021, lot 3609.
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