A JADE WATERPOT, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYThickly walled and ofpressed globular form, supported on a circular foot with recessed base, and rising to a gently tapered rim with flat top. The superbly polished, translucent stone is of a pale-yellow tone with a greenish hue and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: British trade.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling. The stone with a smooth, unctuous feel overall, resulting from a fine polish and many years of gentle handling.Weight: 141.1 gDimensions: Diameter 5.4 cmLiteratureparison:A yellow jade washer of similar form, but carved with waves on the base, was included in the Min Chiu Society exhibition Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1983, cat. no. 271.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 9 November 2018, lot 319Price: GBP 3,750 or approx.EUR 5,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A yellow jade washer, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form, the color of the jade, and the size (6 cm)十八世紀玉水丞厚壁，鼓腹，斷頸，圈足。拋光極佳，半透明玉料呈淡黃色調，帶有綠色和白色絮狀物。