清嘉慶 白玉撇口盌 《嘉慶年製》款

finely carved with deep rounded sides resting on a short straight foot and rising to a slightly everted mouthrim, the base incised with a four-character reign mark in clerical script, the stone of a greenish-white colour mottled with attractive icy-white inclusions and streaks

In overall good condition except two small natural fissures from the rim. The catalogue illustration with a reddish tone.
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It is rare to find a Jiaqing reign-marked jade bowl of this large size and quality. The quality and colour of the stone is exceptional, and it has been skillfully worked and polished in the distinctive and pronounced shape of its porcelain counterparts. For a pair of smaller bowls, incised with similar reign marks, see the pair illustrated by Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 90, and sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28th November 2006, lot 1393. Compare also the mark on a saucer included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, no. 437.