A rare and fine pair of pale green jade wine cups


QianlongEach with tall sides rising from a short straight foot, smoothly carved and entirely plain, the semi-translucent stone of greenish-white tone with some snowflake-white inclusions.Each 7.5cm (3in) high. (2).
|清乾隆 白玉素盃 一對Provenance: an English private collection來源： 英國私人收藏Undecorated jade cups emphasised the subtle qualities of the jade stone. A related white jade wine cup, Qianlong mark and period, is illustrated in Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, Hong Kong, 2008, p.76, no.26.