A SUPERB AND RARE CARVED WHITE JADE CUP AND CUPSTAND TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL FITTED STAND QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD the cup of hexagonal section with steep, subtly lobed sides supported on a foot of conforming section and rising to an everted rim, each facet delicately and skilfully carved on the exterior, with a peach spray and bat, peony sprig, banana leaf and a ruyi sceptre, lotus and prunus blossoms, the last facet with two seals each with the characters Jixiang ruyi, the stand of conforming hexagonal section with a stylised shou roundel to the centre encircled by a keyfret band, the stone of a translucent celadon white tone and finished with a smooth polish, with a finely and pierced hardwood stand Quantity: 3 CUP: 8 CM., 3 1/8 IN. CUPSTAND: 13.2 CM., 5 1/8 IN.
A SUPERB AND RARE CARVED WHITE JADE CUP AND CUPSTAND TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL FITTED STAND QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD the cup of hexagonal section with steep, subtly lobed sides supported on a foot of conforming section and rising to an everted rim, each facet delicately and skilfully carved on the exterior, with a peach spray and bat, peony sprig, banana leaf and a ruyi sceptre, lotus and prunus blossoms, the last facet with two seals each with the characters Jixiang ruyi, the stand of conforming hexagonal section with a stylised shou roundel to the centre encircled by a keyfret band, the stone of a translucent celadon white tone and finished with a smooth polish, with a finely and pierced hardwood stand Quantity: 3 CUP: 8 CM., 3 1/8 IN. CUPSTAND: 13.2 CM., 5 1/8 IN.
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