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QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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AN OPENWORK WHITE JADE POMANDER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The pomander and cover are each finely carved and pierced with a central lotus blossom surrounded by the four characters ji qing ping an, 'Auspiciousness and Peace', all borne on scrolls, the rounded sides with ruyi-heads. The stone is of a semi-translucent even greenish-white tone.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The pomander and cover are each finely carved and pierced with a central lotus blossom surrounded by the four characters ji qing ping an, 'Auspiciousness and Peace', all borne on scrolls, the rounded sides with ruyi-heads. The stone is of a semi-translucent even greenish-white tone.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1970s