Jade bowl with two bud-shaped handles, Mughal Empire-China Archive

Image Number: K1C001668N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
Clean and warm white jade. It is carved into a round bowl with shallow mouth and belly. At the bottom of the bowl, it is carved with a flat poppy flower, four overlapping petals with stamens and a circle of acanthus around them. From the lower part of both sides along the abdominal wall, stretch the acanthus vera leaves up to the mouth edge, and fold the pendulous flower buds. In 1770, he was sent to the Qing Palace. Emperor Qianlong wrote poems for him and engraved them on the outside. The center of the inner wall is engraved with a four character seal character of “Qianlong Imperial”.