Jade vessel with handles in the shape of female immortals, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Jade vessel with handles in the shape of female immortals, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1C002844N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Jades
• Function: furnishings
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
• Description:
  Blue jade is of good quality. Round mouth, deep wall, round foot, one lady on both sides, with sleeves floating on the clouds and hands supporting the edge. The outer wall of the utensil is covered with shallow relief figures. Six people are carved on one side: one elder is the middle, the first one is the guide, the first one is holding a bonsai, and the first one is holding a vase; The latter two raised a long handle fan and followed. On the other side, there is an old man in the middle, with a deer beside him. In front of him, one is holding fruit and the other is holding lotus leaves; The latter two hold the fan. This piece of jade was imitated from a 13th to 14th century piece of jade that is now stored in The Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States. The bottom of the vessel is engraved with 3 lines of 6 characters of official script “Qianlong Imitation of the Qing Dynasty”.