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CARVED JADE PEACH AND BAT GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
7.8 cm wide
The jade is naturalistically carved from a pebble in the form of one large and one smaller peach growing from a leafy branch. A russet area in the stone has been utilized to depict a bat, carved in relief. A smaller bat sits on top of the two fruits. The jade is of white tone with some russet and mottled areas.
According to Terese Tse Bartholomew, bats, fu, and peaches, shoutao, together represent the wish fushou shuangquan, ‘May you possess both blessings and longevity’.
Provenance:
Formerly in a private collection, Hong Kong
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