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18TH CENTURY
Details
A Well-Carved Pale Greenish-White Jade Flattened Pear-Shaped Vase
18th Century
Carved as a vase encased in a wide band of overlapping petals rising from a ribbed pedestal foot of oval section, the handles in the form of a naked boy with hands held in an attitude of veneration supported by a lotus seed raised on a stem, the stone well polished and of even tone
6.5/8in. (16.7cm.) high
18th Century
Carved as a vase encased in a wide band of overlapping petals rising from a ribbed pedestal foot of oval section, the handles in the form of a naked boy with hands held in an attitude of veneration supported by a lotus seed raised on a stem, the stone well polished and of even tone
6.5/8in. (16.7cm.) high
Literature
'A Collection of Chinese Carved Jade', Lapidary Journal, June 1979, p. 668
Exhibited
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Museum of Art, Jade as Sculpture, 1975, no. 86
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chinese Jade from Southern California Collections, 26 October 1976 - 6 February 1977, no. 40
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chinese Jade from Southern California Collections, 26 October 1976 - 6 February 1977, no. 40