A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RETICULATED 'SQUIRREL AND MELON' PENDANT Qing dynasty, 18th century
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RETICULATED 'SQUIRREL AND MELON' PENDANT
Qing dynasty, 18th century
The pendant reticulated and hollowed with a squirrel to one side alongside large incised melon vine leaves cut from the brown skin of the original pebble, the reverse side with melon gourds and scrolling tendrils.
1 3/4in (4.3cm) long
Footnotes:
清 十八世紀 白玉帶皮雕藤瓜松鼠墜
For a similar pendant carved with a squirrel amongst grapevine, rather than the melon of our example, see Christie's, New York, March 21st, 2014, lot 2555. For a jade fondling piece carved with a 'squirrel and melon' dated to the eighteenth century, see Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection, lot 168.
Qing dynasty, 18th century
The pendant reticulated and hollowed with a squirrel to one side alongside large incised melon vine leaves cut from the brown skin of the original pebble, the reverse side with melon gourds and scrolling tendrils.
1 3/4in (4.3cm) long
Footnotes:
清 十八世紀 白玉帶皮雕藤瓜松鼠墜
For a similar pendant carved with a squirrel amongst grapevine, rather than the melon of our example, see Christie's, New York, March 21st, 2014, lot 2555. For a jade fondling piece carved with a 'squirrel and melon' dated to the eighteenth century, see Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection, lot 168.
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RETICULATED 'SQUIRREL AND MELON' PENDANT Qing dynasty, 18th century
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