A LARGE JADEITE DISH 18th century
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
A LARGE JADEITE DISH
18th century
Crisply carved with rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, the stone of pale green-grey tone with apple-green striations, box. 29cm (11 3/4in) diam. (2).
十八世紀 光素翡翠大盤
Provenance: acquired in Shanghai during the 1920s
A Scottish private collection
John Sparks Ltd. (label)
來源： 1920年代獲得於上海
蘇格蘭私人收藏
古董商John Sparks（據標籤）
Jadeite, highly prized by the Qing Court, held a significant cultural and aesthetic value. Its exquisite beauty and rarity (it was quarried in Burma) made it a favoured material for Imperial use. Notably, jadeite dishes devoid of intricate carving were treasured for their natural elegance, allowing the Court to appreciate the stone's inherent lustre and texture, thus reflecting the dynasty's refined taste and appreciation for the purity of natural materials.
Compare with a related green jade plate, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 10, Beijing, 2011, p.230, no.181.
See a pair of similar but smaller jadeite dishes, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 4 November 2020, lot 273.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
A LARGE JADEITE DISH
18th century
Crisply carved with rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, the stone of pale green-grey tone with apple-green striations, box. 29cm (11 3/4in) diam. (2).
十八世紀 光素翡翠大盤
Provenance: acquired in Shanghai during the 1920s
A Scottish private collection
John Sparks Ltd. (label)
來源： 1920年代獲得於上海
蘇格蘭私人收藏
古董商John Sparks（據標籤）
Jadeite, highly prized by the Qing Court, held a significant cultural and aesthetic value. Its exquisite beauty and rarity (it was quarried in Burma) made it a favoured material for Imperial use. Notably, jadeite dishes devoid of intricate carving were treasured for their natural elegance, allowing the Court to appreciate the stone's inherent lustre and texture, thus reflecting the dynasty's refined taste and appreciation for the purity of natural materials.
Compare with a related green jade plate, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 10, Beijing, 2011, p.230, no.181.
See a pair of similar but smaller jadeite dishes, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 4 November 2020, lot 273.
