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A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF LYCHEE Compare with a related jade ornament carving of lychees, Ming
16th century dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Finely pierced and worked as three ripe fruits incised with a diamond Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, p.213, no.199. Motifs of lychee
pattern, borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-yellow were very popular in the Ming dynasty as also exemplified by two jade
tone with some russet inclusions. boxes and covers decorated with lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in
7.3cm (2 7/8in) long. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing,
2011, pp.241-242, nos.229 and 230.
£7,000 - 10,000
CNY62,000 - 89,000

十六世紀 青白玉雕荔枝把件

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