Two Chinese Precious Stone Buddha's Hand Citron-Form Pendants

19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the first an amber example of caramelized honey tones, carved with curling tendrils borne from a slender leafy branch, pierced and suspended from a 10k gold chain; the second a pale celadon jadeite example finely carved to show the apple green variegated fruit and bat suspended on five interlocking rings opposite a monkey clutching a peach.

Length of longer 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm.

Property from a Private Collector, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

The jadeite example purchased from Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, September 1995.

Length of amber pendant 2 in.

Each in overall very good and stable condition. The amber example with several small but stable fissures to high relief carving at the leaves, some soiling throughout. Additional images available upon request.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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Two Chinese Precious Stone Buddha's Hand Citron-Form Pendants

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