The bowl is plainly carved with a short ring foot; the semi-translucent stone is of a pale tone with apple green, russet and snowy inclusions. The plaque is carved to one side with a long poetic inscription, and the reverse is plainly carved; the stone is of a pale tone with bright apple-green streaks and snowy flecks.
The bowl 5⅜ in. (13.8 cm.) diam.

The bowl: Sotheby's London, 20 October 1995, lot 254 (part lot)
The plaque: Christie's, South Kensington, 16 January 1997, lot 58 (part lot)
The Mrs Elizabeth Attridge (1934-2018) Collection

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