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A CARVED JADEITE ‘GRAPE AND SHREW’ INK 清十八 / 十九世紀 翠玉雕松鼠葡萄筆覘

PALETTE 可比較台北故宮博物院藏一件翡翠松鼠葡萄，其定年為清十八 / 十九世
紀，展於巴黎吉美博物館特展《玉：從帝王尊榮到裝飾風的藝術》，
QING DYNASTY, 18-19TH CENTURY 2016 年 10 月 19 日至 2017 年 1 月 16 日，圖錄編號 11。

The palette is naturalistically carved in the form of a grape leaf
with undulating and upturned edges growing from a short stem
with vines forming the underside base. It is further detailed with
two smaller leaves, a bunch of grapes and two shrews. The semi-
translucent stone is of dark and pale green tone with some dark
inclusions.
6 Ω in. (16.6 cm.) wide, box, hongmu stand

HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000

Compare, a jadeite carving of a squirrels and grapes group, dated to
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, in the collection of National Palace
Museum, Taipei, exhibited in From Emperors to Art Deco, Musée
Guimet, Paris, 19 October 2016 - 16 January 2017, Cat. p. 26-27, pl. 11

Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for this particular lot is in reference only to
the accompanying wood stand for the lot.

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