Grand vase couvert en jade blanc sculpté de style Moghol Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

de forme balustre aplatie sur un pied évasé côtelé, le col agrémenté d'anses ajourées serties de perles de verre coloré se répétant sur le col, le corps très finement sculpté de fleurs de lotus et le col du caractère shou dans des rinceaux feuillagés, la prise du couvercle en forme de bouton de lotus dont le coeur est un gros cabochon en verre rouge, le jade d'une belle couleur blanc opaque avec quelques inclusions gras-de-mouton ; égrenures au pied et au couvercle, quelques pierres manquantes

Yamanaka & Co., Inc., New York, 1940s.

The reverse of the vase (not visible on the photo) has a linear mutton-fat inclusion to the body and some other patches of natural inclusions to the foot ; a 3mm chip to the footrim and some small nicks to the rim and to the inner rim of the cover ; a few red inlaid glass pearls missing (partly visible on the photo) ; the actual color is a fraction more celadon than the illustration would suggest.
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The present vase is a fine example of Chinese jade carving influenced by Mughal jades. Compare a smaller Mughal-style box cleverly carved in the form of a vase, similarly decorated with floral scrolls, ornate handles and inlay, sold in our New York rooms, 29^th November 1993, lot 26.

Mughal jades were originally brought to the Qing court under the Qianlong emperor and were subsequently copied by Chinese craftsmen who adapted forms and elements into their own repertoire. As seen on this piece, exquisitely carved floral patterns in low relief, inlay and a floral-inspired foot, are characteristic of Mughal jade wares that were embraced by the Chinese. For another Mughal-style vase inlaid with three red glass studs on the top of the cover and handles, of pear-shape and acanthus leaf decoration, see one in included in the Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1983, cat. no. 82.