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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
QING DYANSTY, 17TH/18H CENTURY
Finely carved standing foursquare, the tortoise looking back towards a set of beribboned books resting on its broad shell supported on a powerful frame, the stone of even white tone with russet 'skin'
1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) long, box
QING DYANSTY, 17TH/18H CENTURY
Finely carved standing foursquare, the tortoise looking back towards a set of beribboned books resting on its broad shell supported on a powerful frame, the stone of even white tone with russet 'skin'
1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The James Alsdorf collection, no. 465