Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 199

A CHINESE INSCRIBED YELLOW JADE ARCHER'S RING QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The face...

Estimate £15,000 - £20,000

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A CHINESE INSCRIBED YELLOW JADE ARCHER'S RING QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The face carved with a sampan beneath a tree, with brown inclusions to the stone, the reverse engraved with a poem and a seal, which reads gu xi tian zi, 3.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor R W Jackson. The poem reads: Yu e ceng jing pi su gong, Cheng tu jiao jiao jian yong Zhong. Fei liu yang tiao yi bu jin, Yu guo shi qiao yuan geng qiong.