A finely carved white jade 'fruit' waterpot Qing dynasty, Yongzheng – Qianlong period | 清雍正至乾隆 白玉福壽紋水盂

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A finely carved white jade 'fruit' waterpot

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng – Qianlong period

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清雍正至乾隆 白玉福壽紋水盂

well carved with a compressed globular vessel rising from a slightly recessed base to an incurved lipped rim, the exterior decorated in high relief with gnarled leafy branches of peaches and finger citron and a sprig of bamboo, the smoothly polished stone of an even white tone with faint russet inclusions, wood stand

9.5 cm