A FINE WHITE JADE BOWL JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD

delicately carved with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the well-polished translucent stone of an attractive white color suffused with milky-white streaks, incised to the base with a four-character mark

Manheim Galleries, New Orleans, 2001.
A Denver Private Collection

In excellent condition. Several icy white stone inclusions, as expected for this material, including a 1 cm stone flaw at the rim. The stone of a whiter color than as seen in catalog image.
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It is rare to find a Jiaqing reign-marked jade bowl of this large size and quality. The quality and colour of the stone is exceptional, and it has been skillfully worked and polished in the distinctive and pronounced shape of its porcelain counterparts. For a pair of smaller bowls, incised with similar reign marks, see the pair illustrated in Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 90, subsequently sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28th November 2006, lot 1393. Compare also a similar bowl sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3739, and another sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2012, lot 3953.