CHINA 1890 QING DYNASTY 19th CENTURY CARVED FRUIT AMULET IN JADEITE WHITE JADE

CARVED FRUIT AMULET FROM THE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911).

AN ANCIENT PORTABLE AMULET SCULPTURE OF AN ORGANIC FRUIT MOTIFS, FROM THE CHINESE, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) PERIOD, Circa 19th CENTURY. IT WAS HAND CARVED FROM NATURAL TRANSLUCENT NEPHRITE WHITE JADE SHOWING THE THREE DIMENSIONAL FIGURE OF AN UNDETERMINED FRUIT WITH LEAFS. 

VERY NICE PIECE, WITH GREAT CARVED DETAILS AROUND. IS SUITED WITH A PAIR OF TINY HOLES ON TOP TO WEAR INTO A CORD OR TO CARRY ON, IN A POCKET. 

THIS LITTLE CARVED SCULPTURE, HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 48.8 Grams (244 Carats) AND A MEASURES OF 55.1 BY 30.2 BY 23.3 mm (2.17 x 1.19 x 0.92 Inches).

THE SYMBOLISM OF FLOWERS AND FRUITS IN CHINESE ART IS VERY RICH, AS MANY FLOWERS HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL ENTRY IN THIS SURVEY OF SYMBOLS. FROM VERY EARLY TIMES COURTYARD HOMES HAD A SMALL GARDEN AT ITS HEART. THE CHARACTER FOR FLOWER 花 HUĀ HAS AN INTERESTING ORIGIN. AS A PLANT ‘MAGICALLY’ TRANSFORM FROM PRODUCING GREEN LEAVES INTO PRODUCING FLOWERS THE CHARACTER USES A HEAD OVER HEELS REPRESENTATION TO SHOW THIS METAMORPHOSIS UNDER THE RADICAL FOR A “PLANT”.

PROVENANCE: A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW YORK CITY COLLECTED IN THE 1964; T.K. ASIAN ANTIQUITIES GALLERY, WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA; A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN PALM BEACH FL; THEN PURCHASED BY JAMES & NANCY MARKELL, VIRGINIA 1976; THEN BY DESCENT TO LAUREN MARKLAND, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.; ACQUIRED IN PALM BEACH, FL. IN MARCH 7, 2021.

THIS PIECE OF JADE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, TRANSLUCENT AND WITH VERY SMOOTH SURFACE.

INVENTORY REF: P0000AAHJ/.1111