18TH CENTURY

细节

A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE PURSE-FORM POMANDER
18TH CENTURY
Of flattened semi-circular form, each side naturalistically carved in shallow relief with grooves to imitate the pleats of a silk purse, tightly gathered at the short neck, and pierced with a pair of holes for attachment, further detailed with insects in flight above flowers, the cover similarly carved with matching grooves, the underside with two apertures for fastening of the silk cord to the receptacle, all tied by an ivory oviform toggle
3½ in. (9 cm.) wide

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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An earlier example of this form carved of pale yellow-brown jade is illustrated by J. Rawson, Chinese Jade, From the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum Press, 1995, fig. 25:33, which is dated to the Ming period.