A SET OF IMPERIAL WHITE JADE KNIVES
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The Largest: L 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in)

Provenance: A Taiwanese collection

Reference: 1. A similar gilt iron knife with a jade handle and a scabbard, from the Qing dynasty, kept in the Fujian Museum, Fujian, is illustrated in CHINESE JADES IN TRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS 5 MING．QING, by Gu Fang, Science Press, Beijing, 2010, p. 133 2. A similar pair of white jade chopsticks from the Qing Dynasty, kept in the Palace Museum, is illustrated in COMPENDIUM OF COLLECTIONS IN THE PALACE MUSEUM JADE 9 QING DYNASTY, by the Palace Museum, The Forbidden City Publishing House, Anhui Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, 2011, p.128, no.112

ESTIMATE: HKD 220,000 / RMB 193,600