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A FINE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A CRAB
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The crab is well carved in openwork with an undulating top shell and eight splayed hooked legs, the pincers held in front, the underside naturalistically rendered with the ridged belly, with the original stained wood openwork stand carved as a bed of water weeds
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The crab is well carved in openwork with an undulating top shell and eight splayed hooked legs, the pincers held in front, the underside naturalistically rendered with the ridged belly, with the original stained wood openwork stand carved as a bed of water weeds
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Tsushida Family Collection, Osaka, Japan
To Kaushu Collection, Osaka, Japan
To Kaushu Collection, Osaka, Japan