A FINE AND RARE CHINESE WHITE JADE BARREL-SHAPED VASE

A FINE AND RARE CHINESE WHITE JADE BARREL-SHAPED VASE
18TH CENTURY

The elegant ovoid body gently tapering towards the ends, carved in low relief to the shoulder and around the foot with bands of archaistic triangular blades alternating with ruyi-heads beneath stylised scrolls, all supported on a short foot with convex sides and a recessed base, the pale stone with a lustrous polish, 10.2cm.

Provenance: the Lawrence Collection of jades and hardstone carvings, purchased from Roger Keverne Limited on 1st December 2009. A copy of the invoice is available.

Published: R Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2009, pp.114-115, no.100.

The shape of this vase is based upon that of a barrel stool.

Cf. G Wong & E Goh, Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty: Treasures from the Shenyang Palace Museum, China, p.5 for a cup with comparable archaistic decoration.

十八世紀 白玉雕如意紋蓮子小瓶

來源：勞倫斯珍藏玉石，2009年12月1日購於Roger Keverne古董店（附發票複印件）。

出版：R Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2009, 頁114-115, 圖100。