A WHITE JADE HANDLED CUP AND STAND QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

of deep 'U'-shape set with chilong handles, resting on a short straight foot, finely carved in low relief, one side with a spray of orchids issuing from a rocky ground, the other with stems of bamboo and linghzi, the chilong handles finely detailed with the archaistic dragons resting their snout against the rim and their scrolling body forming a square loop below, the quatrefoil barbed stand resting on four bracket feet and centred with raised flat pedestal carved with a recessed shou medallion, the translucent stone of an even white tone with subtle icy streaks and finished to a smooth polish

Christie's London, 5th June 1995, lot 362.

The cup and the stand are both in good condition, with only a couple of nicks to the footring of the cup, and a natural flaw with inclusions on the base and the border of the shou medalion inside the stand. The actual colour is quite close to the catalogue illustration.
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