The Wealth of Xinjiang

1760-1860
Height: 4.82 cm
Lip: 1.7 cm (inner lip is a continuous curve)
Stopper: sapphire; gilt-silver collar

Provenance:
Hugh M. Moss Ltd.
The Kobacker Collection
Robert Hall, September 2011
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

 

Translucent variegated vermillion and white carnelian agate (sardonyx); with a tapering inner neck and recessed flat oval foot surrounded by a protruding, convex oval footrim; carved with a continuous design of four goldfish in a lotus pond, the narrow sides with mask and ring handles.

Alexander Whittaker