Galet en jade blanc et rouille Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

de forme arrondie, le pourtour poli avec des inclusions de couleur rouille, une face sculptée de branche de prunier en fleurs, le revers d'un poème inscrit de l'empereur Qianlong (apocryphe), sur un socle en bois sculpté de bambou et sapin

Good condition ; the gilding is a later addition and the inscirption likely to be late as well ; slight old wears ; the actual colour is less orange and more pale celadon than on the catalogue illustration.
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