Chinese carved jade lidded vessel, likely for storing an archer’s ring, with calligraphy throughout the exterior. The translucent stone of a pale grayish-white coloration. The lid with low relief carvings. The poem is on the theme of chrysanthemums by the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736-1795).

Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection – collected in China prior to 1985.

Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 1 3/4 in.
Weight: 70.52 grams.