TWO JADE RETICULATED PARFUMIERES QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

each of circular form with a central aperture and carved openwork, one with a pheasant perched on a branch of peony on a trellis ground, the stone with pale russet inclusions worked into the design; the other with a man on horseback on one side and a standing scholar  watching a crane in flight on the other, all against a trellis ground, the stone of an even pale celadon color (2)

Pomander with man on horseback:
The Oriental Art Gallery Ltd., London, 17th July 1996.

There are minor nicks to the edges, otherwise both are in overall good condition.
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