AN ‘IMITATION JADE’ WHITE GLASS BOWL, MID-QING DYNASTY

Expert’s note
: Glass copies of white jade bowls were quite popular among Beijing craftsmen because in the medium of glass, it was substantially easier to conform to Imperial ideals - masterfully equilibrated proportions and distinct yet deceptively simple features such as the slanted lip - which required painstaking effort from jade carvers.

China, Beijing, late 18th to early 19th century. The bowl carved with deep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim with a neatly slanted lip, all supported on a slightly splayed, massive foot. The translucent glass of an even white tone.


Provenance
: London trade.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, minuscule chips to the foot rim.

Weight: 178.5 g
Dimensions: Diameter 9.8 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 October 2001, lot 658
Price: HKD 94,000 or approx.
EUR 16,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine opaque white glass bowl, incised Jiaqing four-character mark within a double square and of the period
Expert remark: Compare the related form and white color in imitation of jade. Note the Jiaqing reign mark and the much larger size (17.1 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 546
Estimate: HKD 40,000 or approx.
EUR 5,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white glass bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and white color in imitation of jade. Note the slightly larger size (14.3 cm).




清代中期仿白玉玻璃碗

中國，北京，十八世紀末至十九世紀初。 侈口，深弧腹，圈足。半透明玻璃呈現均勻白色調。


來源：
倫敦古玩交易。

品相：
狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，足緣有微小缺口。

重量：178.5 克
尺寸：直徑9.8 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2001年10月30日，lot 658
價格：HKD 94,000（相當於今日
EUR 16,000
）
描述：嘉慶款及年代白釉碗
專家評論：比較相近的外形，仿玉石顏色的白色。請注意嘉慶款和尺寸較大 (17.1厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年11月28日，lot 546
估價：HKD 40,000（相當於今日
EUR 5,000
）
描述：清十八至十九世紀涅白料盌
專家評論：比較相近的外形 ，仿玉石顏色的白色。請注意尺寸較大 (14.3厘米)。