THE CHINESE
COLLECTION
Persimmon
Pendant
Russet nephrite pendant.
P28
Nephrite, mutton fat with some russet
skin areas from the side of the pebble carved in the form of a fruit, with a
beetle on its leaf; the lower part of the fruit with ruyi fungus sweeping down.
Chinese, 18th Century.
Attachments: Yellow agate bead, seed pearls and black cord.
Provenance: Richard Marchant 1985.
Published: Included on the exhibition poster.
Dimensions: 6.5cm high x 3.5cm wide.
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