Icy white jade with splashes of emerald green, natural ochre hued inclusions to underside of base, excellent polish China, Qing Dynasty This lidded box is left undecorated for the natural emerald splashes to star in the otherwise brilliant white jadeite material. The base and lid are each carved from one piece and polished to perfection. The box was probably used for seal paste or storage of a rosary. Shape: Cylindrical shape Dimensions: 2,7 cm (height), 5,8 cm (diameter) Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 11 SEPTEMBER 2012 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK, lot 364 (for a comparable, yet taller, cylindrical box in the group). 清代翡翠蓋盒 品相良好，包漿細膩 奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代間購入