[Jasper gourd Wandelian high handle cup]
Jasper gourd Wandelian high handle cup, clear, 18.1 cm high, 7.4 cm caliber, 7.4 cm foot diameter. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The cup is a pair of jasper texture, which is connected by the cup body and the handle foot. The cup body is in the inverted shape of bell, and the handle is in the shape of gourd. Between the cup body and the gourd-shaped handle, there is an inverted lotus petal-shaped seat, and under the handle is a double-layer round seat. The cup is carved with vines, gourds, tangled lotus, lotus leaves, thunder patterns and other patterns from top to bottom
There are all kinds of jade wine utensils in the court of the Qing Dynasty, and most of them are artful and exquisite. This pair of cups has a unique shape and exquisite carving, which can be called the best of the Qing Palace jade wine sets.