Nephrite pendant, white mutton fat with darker brown olive skin, the white carved with a mother cat and younger cat playing together, resting on an artemis leaf.

Reverse: Nephrite pendant, white mutton fat with darker brown olive skin, the white carved with a mother cat and younger cat playing together, resting on an artemis leaf.

THE CHINESE COLLECTION

 

Pair of Cats Pendant

 

Russet nephrite pendant.

P26

Nephrite, white mutton fat with darker brown olive skin, the white carved with a mother cat and younger cat playing together, the older cats ear's carved from the darker olive along with the bat on its back. The younger cat is with a brown bat on its back too and both cats are resting on an artemis leaf.

Chinese, 1780 - 1850.
Attachments: Banded agate bead, seed pearls and mauve cord.
Provenance: Lindsey Hall collection.
Robert Hall 1999.
Dimensions: 5.3cm high x 3.5cm wide.

 

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