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Lot 565

A pale green jade hairpin
17th century

18 March 2019, 10:00 EDT
New York

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A pale green jade hairpin

17th century
The stem of cylindrical form that widens slightly toward the bulbous finial deeply undercut with prunus branches in bloom around a center upright strut, the translucent stone of pale green with cloudy white inclusions.
8in (20.2cm) long

Footnotes

十七世紀 青白玉雕梅紋髮簪

Provenance:
Mary Morrison, Vancouver, Canada

For another late Ming dynasty, 16th to early 17th century, hairpin of similar form undercut with a finial of a bird amid lotus plants, see James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Japan, 1989, No. 53, p. 80.

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