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129-FEI-TS'UI  JADE PENDANT (Ch'ien-lung)
               In the form of a flat oval medallion of jade of two colors,
               green  and white, which. has permitted  carving  in cameo
               effect.  The reverse  or under-layer  is a rich translucent
               emerald-green,  carved  as a lotus  leaf with finely etched
               veins, and a frog, a firefly and a kingfisher  in relief.  The
               obverse or upper-layer  of white jade-the  whole one stone
               -is  carved  in high relief with blossoms,  buds,  seed-pods
               and intertwining  stems of the lotus.  Hung  on imperial
               yellow cord sustaining  tourmaline  and pearl  ornaments.



          130-FEI-TS'UI  JADE PENDANT (Ch'ien-lung)
               Translucent  jade  of a dense mottled  green,  carved  as a
               group  of peaches of varying  size, with leaves, and on the
               reverse a swastika  seal minutely  incised.  Suspended below
               a polished block of "Chinese ruby"  between small pearls.



         131-FEI-TS'UI  JADE PENDANT (Ch'ien-lung)
               Rarely  beautiful  translucent  jade  of delicate  moss-green
               hue, with brilliant  polish,  carved  in flattened,  elongated
               eggplant  form and pierced about the edges with represen-
               tations  of stems  and leaves of the vine.  It  is further
               adorned  on both  surfaces  with  smaller  auberqmes  and
               gracefully  scrolling  leaves of the plant  in bas-relief.  At
               one side a bird is perched on a stem and at the top another
               is seen flying.



         132-FEI-TS'UI  JADE PENDANT (Ch'ien-lung)
               Green of a deep, rich quality,  mottled with a delicate green-
               ish-white;  thin,  flat  oblong  in form,  with  characteristic
               translucency.  Pierced,  carved in relief and engraved,  with
               an ingenious  design  of a grapevine,  with  leaves  and  a
               bunch of grapes,  and a butterfly  alighting  on a leaf.  Soft
               and brilliant  polish.  On the cord a cylindrical  ornament
               of pink tourmaline  strung  between minute seed pearls.
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