A superbly carved and exceedingly fin꧅e white jade 'lotus' fluted teapot and cover

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 白玉寶蓮茶壺

exquisitely and skilfully worked from a lustrous and even white stone, the lobed body rising from a short footring of corresponding form on the base towards the swelling shoulder, flanked by a tapering spout and a curved handle delicately rendered with a gently upturned ruyi, the inner handle further subtly portrayed with a ridge furcating into ruyi blooms encircling the handle, t꧑he well-fitted cover with corresponding lobes and surmouꦅnted with a lotus finial bordered with upright lappets

overall h. 13 cm, l. 16 cm