A FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PENDANT

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A FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Intricately carved in openwork with two birds perched on a conch shell with ridged surface enveloped by aquatic plants and lotus tendrils bearing leaves, a lotus pod and a bud, the decoration skilfully highlighted by the russet 'skin' of the white stone
2 in. (5 cm.) long, stand

Provenance

Purchased in Shanghai, 1976

Literature

Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 163

Exhibited

Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004

Lot Essay

The distinct natural colouration of the stone has been ingeniously exploited here to bring out the carved decoration. This decorative element can also be seen on a number of small jade carvings illustrated by James Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1989, p. 87, figs. 65 a, b and c.

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