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PROPERTY FROM THE WU MAODING FAMILY
COLLECTION
1074
A WHITE JADE LETTER OPENER AND
SHEATH
18TH CENTURY
The handle of the letter opener and the sheath are
both carved with stylized lotus blossoms on leafy
stems on a geometric foral ground, and the top
and bottom edges are incised with a key-fret band,
with gilt fttings attaching the blade and at the rim
of the sheath. The jade is of a pale greenish-white
color with a few minor inclusions.
9º in. (23.5 cm.) long
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Wu Maoding (1850-1928) Collection, and thence
by descent within the family.
清十八世紀 白玉柄裁紙刀及刀鞘
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