QING DYNASTY, 18-19TH CENTURY

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A CARVED JADEITE ‘GRAPE AND SHREW’ INK PALETTE
QING DYNASTY, 18-19TH CENTURY
The palette is naturalistically carved in the form of a grape leaf with undulating and upturned edges growing from a short stem with vines forming the underside base. It is further detailed with two smaller leaves, a bunch of grapes and two shrews. The semi-translucent stone is of dark and pale green tone with some dark inclusions.
6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm.) wide, box, hongmu stand

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Lot Essay

Compare, a jadeite carving of a squirrels and grapes group, dated to Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, in the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei, exhibited in From Emperors to Art Deco, Musée Guimet, Paris, 19 October 2016 - 16 January 2017, Cat. p. 26-27, pl. 11.

Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for this particular lot is in reference only to
the accompanying wood stand for the lot.

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