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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE 'MONKEY AND PEACH' BRUSH REST
18TH-19TH CENTURY
It is carved as two monkeys clambering on a gnarled fruiting peach branch surrounded by lingzhi fungus. The stone is of a pale green tone with some light mottled inclusions.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) long
18TH-19TH CENTURY
It is carved as two monkeys clambering on a gnarled fruiting peach branch surrounded by lingzhi fungus. The stone is of a pale green tone with some light mottled inclusions.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 6 June 1995, lot 58.
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010).
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010).
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