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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF FROGS ON A LOTUS LEAF
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved in high relief using the white area of the stone with five frogs of varying size seated atop a lotus leaf carved using the russet skin of the pebble, the stem of the leaf and a leafy grass tied with a ribbon carved on the underside
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) long, leather box
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved in high relief using the white area of the stone with five frogs of varying size seated atop a lotus leaf carved using the russet skin of the pebble, the stem of the leaf and a leafy grass tied with a ribbon carved on the underside
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) long, leather box
Provenance
Desmond Gure Collection, 1969.
Literature
"The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty", TOCS, vol. 35, 1963-64, pl. 130, no. 404.
"Chinese Jades throughout the Ages, TOCS, vol. 40, 1973-75, no. 403.
"Chinese Jades throughout the Ages, TOCS, vol. 40, 1973-75, no. 403.
Exhibited
The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1964, no. 404.
Chinese Jades throughout the Ages, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975, no. 403.
Chinese Jades throughout the Ages, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975, no. 403.
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