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A VERY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING Compare with a related jade ornament carving of lychees, Ming
OF LYCHEES dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Late Ming Dynasty Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, p.213, no.199. Motifs of lychee
Finely pierced and worked as two ripe fruits incised with a diamond were very popular in the Ming dynasty as also exemplified by two jade
pattern, borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-white boxes and covers decorated with lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in
tone with some russet. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing,
8.7cm (3 1/2in) long. 2011, pp.241-242, nos.229 and 230.
£18,000 - 20,000
CNY160,000 - 180,000
明晚期 白玉帶皮荔枝擺件

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