A rare 'Suzhou' agate pendant of a monkey Qing Dynasty, 18th century

well-carved, the tan part of the stone cleverly carved in the form of a seated monkey, intertwined with lingzhi stalks, a bird and a wasp, the fur of the monkey finely picked-out, the translucent stone of mottled dark brown to gray tone, stand

The overall condition is quite good with a minor chip to the bird's beak and a tiny bit of loss to the antennae of the wasp.
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A monkey (hou) and a wasp (feng) form the pun 'may you get promoted to a high rank (fenghou)'.