A RUSSET AND PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE PEBBLE-FORM PENDANT

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A RUSSET AND PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE PEBBLE-FORM PENDANT
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved on one side with bamboo growing from rocks below a ten-character inscription, the plain reverse carved with three slashes through the russet skin exposing the pale greenish-white stone beneath, with a bullnose perforation at the top for stringing
3½ in. (9 cm.) long, box

Lot Essay

The inscription may be read leng zhu feng cheng yun yen shuang jie ting lan, and may be translated, 'Wind blows on a cold day; the bamboo sounds like they are singing, in the evening; winter dew collects on orchids in the courtyard'.

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