A FINELY CARVED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'MARRIAGE' BOWL
A FINELY CARVED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'MARRIAGE' BOWL
Qianlong
Well carved with straight sides rising from a flat well, carved in low relief with a roundel featuring two ripe melons growing from leafy vines, flanked by a pair of loop handles suspending loose rings, surmounted by pierced butterflies at the rim, the exterior carved with archaistic S-scrolls, all supported on four tab feet, the opaque white stone with dark streaks and russet splashes, wood stand.
7 1/2in (19.2cm) across (2).
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A FINELY CARVED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'MARRIAGE' BOWL
Qianlong
Well carved with straight sides rising from a flat well, carved in low relief with a roundel featuring two ripe melons growing from leafy vines, flanked by a pair of loop handles suspending loose rings, surmounted by pierced butterflies at the rim, the exterior carved with archaistic S-scrolls, all supported on four tab feet, the opaque white stone with dark streaks and russet splashes, wood stand.
7 1/2in (19.2cm) across (2).
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