Vase archer en jade céladon pâle sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1735-1796)

de forme balustre, le pourtour sculpté à décor de lions archaïques dans les nuages, le col avec deux cylindres de part et d'autre et une frise de leiwen, la pierre d'une belle teinte blanche céladon avec un doux poli, le couvercle manquant 

Good condition.
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Vessels of this type were much favoured by the Qianlong emperor who was a keen collector of jade artefacts, especially those made in the form of archaic vessels. The origins of the form of this vase can be found in early bronze wine vessels, such as the Western Zhou bronze hu excavated from a site in Shaanxi province and now in the Fufeng County Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo qingtongqi quanji, vol. 5, Beijing, 1996, pl. 146. The archaic bronze vessel form was later adapted by Song potters who developed the 'arrow' vase form well known in 'Ge' wares, such as the vase, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 37; and another 'Ge' vase illustrated in Shen Zhiyu, The Shanghai Museum of Art, Beijing, 1981, pl. 41.
For examples of Qianlong period miniature vessels see a set of three pieces that includes a censer, box and an arrow vase with chrysanthemum petal design, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 70, together with another set made of spinach green jade that contains a box, censer and a vase, pl. 71.