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A White and Russet Jade Pendant

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: Jade ornaments largely appeared in post-Song period and prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties....

: Of irregular section, the vessel well carved in the form of a prunus tree trunk, surrounded on...

: The bowl has a wide opening and a gradually slanting down belly, with a thin wall, two...

Qing Dynasty
Length: 5cm

Intricately carved in openwork with two birds perched on a conch shell with ridged surface enveloped by aquatic plants and lotus tendrils bearing leaves, a lotus pod and a bud, the decoration skillfully highlighted by the russet "skin" of the white stone.

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