A WHITE JADE 'SPRIG OF MELONS' PEBBLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

finely carved with three melons of different sizes, borne on a leafy stem wrapping around the fruits, further adorned with a spray of flowers and a tiny insect, both delicately depicted as resting on the biggest melon, the translucent stone of an even white tone mottled with russet patches

Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1970s.