Fine Chinese Works of Art - 13th November 2018
Lot 163
A SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE MINIATURE POCKET SHRINE 18TH/19TH CENTURY Carved as a reticulated...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500
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Description
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.