A group of five jade and stone carvingsRepublic period and later
Including a pair of stone bowls each painted in gilt, the interior decorated densely with lotus blossoms amidst scrolling leaves, the exterior featuring three reserves framing court ladies in a garden against a background filled with diamond patterns enclosing chrysanthemums, the underside with a Qianlong four-character mark surrounded by similar scrolling leaves; the third a small agate cup surmounted with animal head handles suspending loose rings; the fourth a small jadeite tripod censer; the fifth a jadeite archer's ring.
5 1/4in (13.3cm) diameter of gilt-painted bowls
3 1/2in (8.9cm) length of agate cup (5).