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18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO JADE 'FISH' CARVINGS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The first is carved and pierced to depict a fish beside a three legged toad, surrounded by aquatic plants and shells; the stone is of a pale milky tone with dark brownish black inclusions. The second is carved and pierced in the form of a fish beside two clams; the stone is of an even pale tone.
The larger, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) wide
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The first is carved and pierced to depict a fish beside a three legged toad, surrounded by aquatic plants and shells; the stone is of a pale milky tone with dark brownish black inclusions. The second is carved and pierced in the form of a fish beside two clams; the stone is of an even pale tone.
The larger, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property of a private East Asian collector (d.1994)
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