清十八世紀 青玉臥足盌

the shallow rounded sides rising from a flat slightly recessed base to a shaped flaring rim, the mouth encircled with a recessed groove forming a small cornice, the translucent sage-green stone with darker veining and a smooth polish, on a carved wood base inlaid with green-stained bone details

紐約佳士得1999年9月16日，編號189

The overall condition is very good with only a 0.2 cm bruise to the rim and some natural pits to the jade. The actual colour is slightly deeper than the catalogue illustration.
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A rare characteristic of this bowl is the elaborately shaped lip which may be inspired by 18th century Beijing enamelled wares produced in the Palace Workshops located within the Forbidden City. For example, see a slightly earlier, Yongzheng period, jug with a sharp-edged metal rim lid included in Gugong wenwu yuekan, no. 190, January 1999, p. 37, in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

For related spinach-green jade bowls of the Qianlong period see one sold in our New York room, 27th November 1990, lot 23, of very similar size but with a higher foot and bearing a Qianlong reign mark on the base; and another slightly smaller bowl of related shape, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, also sold in our New York rooms, 9/10th October 1987, lot 143.