Littleton and Hennessy Asian Art - A White Jade 'Persimmon' Box and Cover

3. A White Jade 'Persimmon' Box and Cover

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Eleven exemplary eighteenth century Chinese Jades:

3. A White Jade 'Persimmon' Box and Cover

18th century

Its profile shaped as a ripe persimmon on a leafy bough, with straight sides and a subtly recessed base. The branches and curling leaves delicately carved in shallow relief on the slightly convex cover, further decorated with a bee to one side. The box made from green-tinted white, translucent material with occasional traces of bright russet skin, displaying a fine undulating polish throughout.

7 cm. (2.75 in.) wide
Provenance: Marvin Greenfield Collection

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