A SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE MINIATURE POCKET SHRINE

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Carved as a reticulated almond-shaped panel with the meditating Shakyamuni Buddha amongst stylised flowerheads and foliage, 4.7cm.

Cf. C Randall, A Personal Selection of Fine Jade Carvings from The Yushantang Collection of Nick Troubetzkoy, vol.I, p.111, no.95 for a similar carving.