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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
937
A WHITE AND DARK BROWN JADE ‘BUDDHA’S HAND’ CITRON
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The centrally hollowed ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron, with numerous ‘fngers’ that curl at the ends,
is borne on a leafy, openwork branch that also bears a smaller citron. The softly polished white
stone has dark brown coloring in the branch.
5æ in. (14.6 cm.) long
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
清十八/十九世紀 褐白玉雕佛手擺件
38 FINE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS from Private Collections
