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AN ANTIQUE JADEITE MELON PENDANT
The plump, translucent, bright apple green melon and stalk well carved with a butterfly and tendrils engraved on one side, suspended by a simple gold wire bail, late Qing dynasty
length 25 mm
width 16 mm
The plump, translucent, bright apple green melon and stalk well carved with a butterfly and tendrils engraved on one side, suspended by a simple gold wire bail, late Qing dynasty
length 25 mm
width 16 mm
Further details
for examples of small jadeite carvings of this style carved with botanical subjects and engraved with butterflies, see the catalogue of the national Palace Museum......