boîte couverte en jade gris et céladon pâle sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

en forme de double gourde, le fruit principal accompagné de quatre fruits plus petits suspendus à la tige feuillagée, la pierre d'une belle teinte céladon pâle et grise

A shallow chip (1cm) to the edge of the cover's rim ; another small flake (3mm) and a few tiny nicks around and to the edges of the leaves ; another shallow chip/dent (4mm) to the inside rim and on an area of 3mm to the inner rim of the base ; some expected minor nicks to the edges of the leaves but overall box and cover are in good condition ; actual color is more celadon less pink that the illustration would suggest.
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