A MUGHAL-STYLE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER, QING DYNASTY China, 19^th century. The extremely thin baluster sides rising from a spreading foot with a domed base to a short waisted neck with a lipped rim, surmounted by a domed cover with a lotus bud finial. The sides are crisply carved in relief with lotus sprays between stiff leaves, the cover and finial additionally decorated with petals. The translucent stone is of a decent pale-celadon tone with cloudy white inclusions and few dark speckles.

Provenance: From the private collection of Professor Filippo Salviati, Rome, Italy, acquired at Unica Fine Art Expo, Modena, Italy, in 2014. Galerie Zacke, Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism, 27 September 2019, lot 216. A private collector in Hungary, acquired from the above. A professor of archeology and art history at the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies at the Sapienza University of Rome, Prof. Salviati has researched and published extensively on Chinese archaic art and jades in particular. His book “Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jade” from 2004 is considered a cornerstone publication in the field of ancient Chinese Jade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Fine, unctuous feel overall.

Weight: 165.5 g
Dimensions: Height 17.7 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related Mughal-style celadon jade vase and cover, dated 18^th-19^th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 23 March 2011, lot 778, sold for USD 50,000, and another of larger size (28 cm high) at Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Asian Art on 21 June 2011, lot 8088, sold for USD 14,640.

清代蒙兀兒風格青玉蓮紋蓋瓶
中國，十九世紀。直口，豐肩，斂腹，平面底，蓮花寳頂高圓蓋。瓶身清晰浮雕纏枝蓮紋，蓋子上施倒蓮紋。半透明的玉石呈淡青色，帶有白色絮狀物和很少的黑斑。

來源：義大利羅馬Filippo Salviati教授私人收藏，2014年購於義大利摩登那Unica Fine Art Expo藝博。見本藝廊 Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism 2019年9月27日lot 216. 匈牙利私人藏家購於上述拍賣。Filippo Salviati教授是羅馬大學東亞研究所考古系及藝術史系教授。 Salviati教授對中國古代文物以及玉器進行了廣泛研究並出版了很多專著。他2014年出版的 “Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jade” 被認爲是中國古代玉器領域的奠基出版物。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，少量天然裂縫，其中一些裂縫隨著時間的推移可能會發展成微小的裂縫。總體細膩潤澤。

重量：165.5 克
尺寸：高17.7 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近蒙兀兒風格青玉蓋瓶，十八至十九世紀，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年3月23日lot 778, 售價USD 50,000；另一件尺寸更大 (高28 厘米) 見舊金山邦翰思Fine Asian Art 2011年 6月21日 lot 8088, 售價USD 14,640。