A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'GOURDS' PENDANT

18TH CENTURY

Carved as a large gourd growing from a leafy branch which also issues a smaller fruit and trailing vines, the stone of a pale even tone, 5.1cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Sussex, acquired by the current owner during various tours of duty between 1968 and 1985.