Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York, 19 march 2013
A pair of small square white jade cups, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 42. A pair of small square white jade cups, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Width of stands 4 3/4 in., 11.9 cm. Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 USD. Lot sold 365,000 USD. © Sotheby's
each with straight slightly flaring sides supported on a small square foot, flanked by two rectangular handles surmounted by crouching deer, the base with a Qianlong four-character mark, the smoothly polished stone of a very pale celadon color, fitted on a rectangular spinach-green jade stand with indented corners, the center with a raised square platform carved with 'double happiness' characters and a band of key-fret around the rim, the fitted gold-plated covers of domed form and reticulated, Japanese wood boxes (17). Width of cups 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm.
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.