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A large nephrite Buddha’s hand citron branch
Qing dynasty
Deeply undercut with twisting, leafy stems that support two large fruit with deeply hollowed
centers and graceful curling fingers while a third tiny fruit rises to the side of the largest citron;
the pale gray-green matrix polished to a soft luster, displaying some cloudy white veins, natural
fissure lines and pin-point russet flecks, more prominent on one side.
7in (17.8cm) long
6 5/8in (17cm) high
$30,000 - 50,000

For a similar jade citron group in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, see the
Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, 1975, cat. no. 406, p.
123; and Ming Wilson, Chinese Jades, 2004, cat. no. 51, as 18th century (10.9cm high).

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