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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON
19TH CENTURY
Details
A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON
19TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved to imitate a fruit with curled finger-like tendrils and supported on a pierced gnarled stalk, issuing another smaller finger citron and clusters of leaves, a small cicada resting on one leaf, the opaque stone of an even yellowish tone with some darker brown inclusions
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved to imitate a fruit with curled finger-like tendrils and supported on a pierced gnarled stalk, issuing another smaller finger citron and clusters of leaves, a small cicada resting on one leaf, the opaque stone of an even yellowish tone with some darker brown inclusions
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the late 19th century, and hence by descent