A RARE ARCHAISTIC WHITE AND RUSSET JADE VASE Qianlong Crisply carved with four horizontal ribs around the body and neck, the body with a shallow-relief symmetrical design of C-scrollwork on both sides, the stone of white tone with minor cloudy-white and russet inclusions. 16.3cm (6 1/2in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清乾隆 白玉帶皮仿古弦紋瓶 The luminous tone of the stone of the present piece is further accentuated by the archaistic low-relief carving. In the subtle curves of the form, the craftsman has successfully captured the stone's innate beauty. The Qianlong emperor commissioned a large number of jades which were inspired by the forms and designs of antiquity. Jade carvers were encouraged to study archaic bronze vessels in the Qing Court Collection or in illustrated woodblock prints, and adapt them to the medium of jade. Inspired in its decoration by archaic bronzes, the present lot epitomises this trend. See a related archaistic white jade bottle vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1882. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com