PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JAMES H. KELLEY
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE POMEGRANATE
18TH CENTURY
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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE POMEGRANATE
18TH CENTURY
Of irregular form, carved in high relief around the sides with the leafy gnarled branch on which the ripe fruit is borne, carved on the flattish side with seeds exposed through the burst skin, the rounded side carved with a flowering branch that rises to the openwork top where a cicada rests beside the calyx of the fruit, the stone of even color and with fine soft polish
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.), wood stand
18TH CENTURY
Of irregular form, carved in high relief around the sides with the leafy gnarled branch on which the ripe fruit is borne, carved on the flattish side with seeds exposed through the burst skin, the rounded side carved with a flowering branch that rises to the openwork top where a cicada rests beside the calyx of the fruit, the stone of even color and with fine soft polish
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.), wood stand
Provenance
Acquired circa 1960s-1974, and thence by descent within the family.
Brought to you by
Krystelle Sun
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