A PAIR OF WHITE JADE WINE CUPS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

each with steep rounded sides tapering at the foot and set with a countersunk base, the evenly matched translucent stone of white tone with fine chalky white inclusions

Hei-Chi, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 212.

The overall condition is very good. There are few short faint veins in the stone.
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The present pair of winecups are unusual for their countersunk base; see a closely related pair offered in these rooms, 31^st October 2004, lot 247.