Beschreibung:

A FINE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEAR-SHAPED EWER AND COVER, ZHIHU
QIANLONG 1736-95
The flattened body rising to a waisted neck and upright rim, worked in low relief to each principal side with a fylfot and a qing tied with flowing ribbons, the archaic chime decorated with simple scrolls and a shou character, with large ruyi motifs below the design, the body set with a curved handle formed as a split branch and a slender spout terminating in an animal mask, with a simple loop knop to the top of the domed cover, the pale stone with a russet and cloudy white marking to one side, 18.4cm. (2)
Provenance: the Lawrence Collection of jades and hardstone carvings, purchased from Roger Keverne Limited on 25th June 2007. A copy of the invoice is available.