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The Property of a Southeast Asian Collector
A WHITE JADE 'MELON' GROUP
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A WHITE JADE 'MELON' GROUP
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The stone is well carved in the round with butterflies encircling three melons of varying sizes, growing from a leafy vine, the details of the insects and leaves finely rendered. The stone is of an even white tone.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long, box
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The stone is well carved in the round with butterflies encircling three melons of varying sizes, growing from a leafy vine, the details of the insects and leaves finely rendered. The stone is of an even white tone.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1987, lot 391
The Tianhe Shanfang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1566
The Tianhe Shanfang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1566
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