THE CHINESE
COLLECTION
Squirrel &
Grapes Pendant
Russet nephrite pendant.
P37
Nephrite, mutton fat with brown areas
which are the outside of the pebble, the body carved and pierced with a large
squirrel around the lower half of the pendant with a grape between its feet, its
tail swept up towards the vine leaves.
Chinese, 1780 - 1850.
Attachments: Green quartz bead, seed pearls and green cord.
Provenance: Robert Hall 1986.
Published: Included on the exhibition poster.
Dimensions: 6.8cm high x 4.5cm wide.
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