Lot Essay
It is rare to find openwork decoration on jade vase, and it is even rarer to find flower as the subject matter like present lot. Compare to a white jade vase and cover with double handles, carved in high relief on the body with prunus, bamboos and pines, and the base bears a Qianlong four-character incised mark, is preserved at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection number: guyu-001057N.
Compare to another mid-Qing dynasty celadon jade vase and cover that is similar in form, carved with prunus blossoms in openwork, is preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum- Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 79, pl. 67 (fig. 1).
Compare to another mid-Qing dynasty celadon jade vase and cover that is similar in form, carved with prunus blossoms in openwork, is preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum- Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 79, pl. 67 (fig. 1).