Qianlong|Exquisitely carved, the thin flaring walls with deep rounded sides rising to an elegantly everted rim, raised on a neatly carved circular foot ring, the translucent stone of an even pale tone.|10.8cm (4 1/4in) diam.|清乾隆 白玉素盌Provenance: an English private collection來源： 英國私人收藏White jade bowls with a flawless quality of translucent stone, perfectly finished with a lustrous sheen and carved with gently rounded sides and flaring rim, embody the sophisticated taste of the Qianlong reign. The thin walls of the vessel, highlighting the translucency and purity of the material, emulate porcelain wares of the from the same period. Compare with a pair of similar but slightly larger white jade bowls, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, from the University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong, illustrated in Virtuous Treasures. Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, 2008, Hong Kong, pp.82, fig.31. A related white jade bowl, Qianlong, was sold at Sotheby's London, 8 October 2010, lot 2725.