Silkworms Pendant

Pure white nephrite pendant.

P4

Nephrite, mutton fat, carved in the form of a silk moth and two worms interlocked in a yin yang style on a flowering mulberry leaf.

Chinese, 18th Century.
Attachments: Blue quartz bead, seed pearls and mauve cord.
Provenance: Purchased from Robert Hall 1999. Ex Lindsey Hall collection.
Dimensions: 5cm high x 2.9cm wide.