
Asaph Hyman
Global Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
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Provenance: the Collection of Lieutenant Colonel Gladwyn and Mrs R. Gladwyn
The vessel is inspired by archaic forms and patterns and follows the Qianlong Emperor's advocation of return to the ancient culture with its intrinsic qualities of sincerity, simplicity and happy exuberance.
The raised bosses on the central register are similar to those adorning Han Dynasty jade vessels, though the flattened cylindrical form, use of a central border and the chilong dragon, are closer to Song Dynasty jade vessels; for a Song Dynasty example, see The Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Chinese Jades, London, 1948, Catalogue no.91.