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三 39. Pendant in the form of five lychee, lizhi, on a gnarled branch with leaves, each fruit incised with a pattern of scales, hexagons, cross-

十 hatch, stars and flowerhead diaper, the stone white with a russet leaf and slight russet markings.

九 2 ¼ inches, 5.8 cm long.

Qianlong/Jiaqing, 1780-1820.
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枝 • From the collection of Mrs H. Hamilton.
墜 • From the collection of Dr. Stephen Chase, purchased in the 1970s.

白 • A lychee scroll weight was included by Marchant in their 75th anniversary exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades from Private
玉 Collections, 2000, no. 38, p. 57, together with a double-lychee snuff bottle, no. 58, p. 75.

• A lychee-form waterpot with three open fruits, was sold by Spink, in their exhibition of The George de Menasce Collection of

乾 Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art, 1972, no. 305, p. 30.
隆 • Lychee, lizhi, is homophonous with having a son or having a son to continue the family name. It is also a pun on the word
/ clever, li. From the Han dynasty onwards, the rulers of China demanded the fruit as a tribute.
嘉 • This piece is guaranteed nephrite jade by The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, London, certificate no. 09380, 31st January 2014.

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H. Hamilton

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