拍品 267
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A CARVED AMBER 'MELONS' GROUP
A CARVED AMBER 'MELONS' GROUP

18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED AMBER 'MELONS' GROUP
18TH CENTURY
The amber is naturalistically carved to depict two large melons surrounded by scrolling vines and budding flowers. The stone ranges from opaque pale cream to semi-transparent bright orange in tone.
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
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Cherrei Yuan Tian
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As it is rare to find two melons growing from the same stem, they are considered to be auspicious in Chinese history. It has been recorded that two melons sharing the same stem were presented to the Hongwu emperor (1368-1398) to denote the success of his reign.

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