清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉痕都斯坦式花葉形單耳盃

the eight-lobed body resting on a splayed foot, set with a handle in the form of a small fruit suspending from curled leafy tendrils, the exterior delicately worked in low relief with upright leafy branches accentuating the curved form, the stone of a translucent white colour with icy-white striations

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In overall good condition. There is a small nick to the outer mouthrim where a small area of the mouthrim may have been polished.
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本玉盃造工精巧，華美瑰麗，如此紋飾，源自莫臥兒帝國痕都斯坦，於乾隆年代中期首現於中國，深得弘曆青睞。據文獻記載，1756年首件痕都斯坦玉盃由中亞上貢清廷，自此同類玉器朝貢不斷，乾隆以後仍有傳入。同時，清廷亦聘得穆斯林玉匠，為宮廷作坊雕飾玉器，早於1764年，即有中國藝匠為清廷仿學痕都斯坦式玉作。

比較兩件單耳盃例，造型相近，現藏台北故宮博物院，曾展於《國色天香：伊斯蘭玉器》，台北，2012年，編號158及213，當中一例口呈花式 ，盃身素淨無紋，另一例口沿下方雕相近盃耳。另可參考一件痕都斯坦盃例，器形與此接近，盃身飾相關枝葉紋 ，出處同上，編號62。