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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A PALE GREENISH WHITE JADE CARVING OF A "BUDDHA'S HAND" CITRON
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE GREENISH WHITE JADE CARVING OF A "BUDDHA'S HAND" CITRON
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved as a "Buddha's hand" citron borne on a leafy, gnarled branch, the well-polished stone of pale greenish white tone with mottled white inclusions
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved as a "Buddha's hand" citron borne on a leafy, gnarled branch, the well-polished stone of pale greenish white tone with mottled white inclusions
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Oriental Rarities, Ltd., New York, 1980.
The Irving Collection, no. 325.
The Irving Collection, no. 325.