A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURAL PENDANT

MING DYNASTY OR LATER

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A CARVED YELLOW JADE FIGURAL PENDANT
MING DYNASTY OR LATER
The stone is carved into a Han-style flattened slender figure with a triangular-shaped face clad in a loose robe with wide sleeves. The top of the hat and both sides of the lower body are carved with circular apertures for suspension. The stone is of a pale greenish-yellow tone with russet striations.
3 1/4 in. (8.4 cm.) high
Literature
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Magic, Art, and Order, Jade in Chinese Culture, Palm Springs, California, 8 February-29 April 1990, Catalogue, p. 108

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