A SMALL PALE CELADON JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' INKSTONE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of oval form, slightly recessed in the centre to form the well with a butterfly in flight at the rim, all framed by meandering leafy vines in low-relief at the side leading to a hollowed melon forming another well, the stone of an even pale celadon tone

Berwald Oriental Art, London.

In good condition, with the exception of a small chip to the tip of one of the leaves; some mottled pale brown inclusions to the stone and two stone flaws.
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