Emerald Panels

Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, 1730-1820
Height: 4.32 cm
Mouth/lip: .75/1.55 cm
Stopper: tourmaline; silver collar

Provenance:
From a tomb in the Beijing area (by repute)
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

Transparent emerald-green glass; of compressed spherical form with a cylindrical neck, wide mouth, flat lip and flat, hexagonal foot; faceted with an octagonal profile, the two main sides each with a raised, very slightly convex circular panel set on a recessed octagonal ground linked by further facets to the narrow sides which have a series of hexagonal facets.