A white jade archaistic 'chilong' vessel, gong, Qing dynasty, Qianlong...

Property from the De An Tang Collection
A white jade archaistic 'chilong' vessel, gong,
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
德安堂藏玉
清乾隆 白玉螭龍觥

21.5 cm

Condition Report:
In good overall condition for its type and size. Occasional insignificant nicks to the edges and extremities, the largest at the edge of the handle (approx. 0.2cm), a tiny nibble to the tip of the right ear of the chilong dragon; general surface wear.

整體品相良好。邊緣處偶見細微磕痕，最大者位於柄部邊緣（約0.2公分），以及螭龍右耳尖見一細小磕痕。正常器面磨痕

Catalogue Note:
Notable for its archaistic form, this charming vessel is exquisitely worked after the archaic bronze wine vessel gong, a form which first appeared around the Shang dynasty. The present piece embodies the Qing imperial taste for antiquity. Gong is a rare shape among ancient bronze vessels, and it is even rarer to find archaistic jade vessels after this form. See a related gong with russet inclusions preserved in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Li Jiu-fang, Chinese Jades throughout the Ages – Connoisseurship of Chinese Jades, vol. 11: Qing Dynasty, Chicago and San Francisco, 1996, pl. 45. Compare also a larger yellow jade vase worked after a gong vessel, resting atop a recumbent mythical beast, sold in these rooms, 3rd April 2018, lot 3636; and another yellow jade example, without its cover, deaccessioned from the Speed Art Museum in Louisville and sold in our New York rooms, 24th March 2022, lot 204.