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116 * The finger citron is also known as the ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron, the
name deriving from its supposed similarity to the idealised, long and
A rare pale green jade ‘finger citron’ box and cover slender, lotus-formed fingers of the Buddha. The term for ‘Buddha’s
18th century hand’ 佛手 foshou recalls the terms 福 fu (riches) and 壽 shou
Well hollowed, the cover crisply carved from an even pale green (longevity) and so the finger citron has come to represent these
stone in the form of a finger citron with naturalistic curled tips, wishes. Together with the peach and the pomegranate, it is one of
enclosing a smaller second citron issuing from a gnarled leafy branch the Three Abundances, and is one of the most enduring motifs in
with an endless knot, the box similarly carved. Chinese art.
10.3cm (4in) long (2).
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$100,000 - 150,000 CNY79,000 - 120,000
十八世紀 青玉雕佛手式蓋盒
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Roger
Keverne Ltd., London, 2 April 2003
來源: 英國私人收藏, 2003年4月2日購於倫敦Roger Keverne Ltd.
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