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AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Finely carved on the top surface of the cover with a four-character auspicious greeting, Furu Donghai, 'May your fortunes be as vast as the Eastern Sea', each character positioned at the four cardinal points, surrounded by geometric archaistic scrollwork, the shallow box raised on four tab feet, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Finely carved on the top surface of the cover with a four-character auspicious greeting, Furu Donghai, 'May your fortunes be as vast as the Eastern Sea', each character positioned at the four cardinal points, surrounded by geometric archaistic scrollwork, the shallow box raised on four tab feet, the semi-translucent stone of an even white tone
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box