Octagon from the Emperor
Imperial, palace workshops, 1750-1850
Height: 5.2 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.42/1.27 cm
Stopper: jadeite
Provenance
Christie’s, South Kensington, 15 May 2015, lot 636
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.
Translucent white nephrite; with a flat lip and flat foot; carved with faceted convex panels on each main side and flattened facets forming the narrow sides, foot and shoulders from which the cylindrical neck rises.
