A PIERCED JADEITE 'DA JI' DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED PENDANT
A PIERCED JADEITE 'DA JI' DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED PENDANT

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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A PIERCED JADEITE 'DA JI' DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The pendant is carved and pierced as a large double gourd, on both sides with two characters Da Ji, 'Great Auspiciousness', flanked on each side of the upper bulb with a smaller double gourd issuing from leafy swirling vines. The bright green stone is suffused with milky mottling and concentrated areas of dark-grey inclusions.
2 3/8 in. (5.9 cm.) long

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An identification report from Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited confirms that the present lot is natural green jadeite.

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