Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 318
A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The compressed circular...
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A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
QIANLONG 1736-95
The compressed circular body carved with tiers of chrysanthemum petals, the rim with a key fret band, the sides with two flared handles, all raised on three chrysanthemum feet, the stone with dark-green striations, 17.5cm. (2)
Provenance: a private Scottish collection, purchased from John Sparks Ltd. in the 1950s.
Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, pp.82-4, nos.70 and 71.