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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'PEACH' CARVING
18TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'PEACH' CARVING
18TH CENTURY
The carving depicts a large and a smaller peach borne on a leafy, gnarled branch carved in openwork, with a bat with spread wings carved on the top of the large peach and another bat swooping along its narrow side. There are a few small areas of russet in the softly polished white stone.
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
The carving depicts a large and a smaller peach borne on a leafy, gnarled branch carved in openwork, with a bat with spread wings carved on the top of the large peach and another bat swooping along its narrow side. There are a few small areas of russet in the softly polished white stone.
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
Exhibited
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton