A carved nephrite ink palette, Qing dynasty.
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The palette is naturalistically carved in the form of a leaf or a butterfly. The pale green stone is semi-translucent. Measure 15x9x2 cm.
Natural inclusions and feathering to the stone.
Provenance
The Danish Diplomat and Counsul General for Denmark, Ove Christian Lunn (1873-1935), Lunn had a long diplomatic career and was posted 1910-1918 in Oslo, 1918-1924 in San Fransisco, 1924-28 in Melbourne, 1928-1935 in Shanghai. These items were aquired when posted in Shanghai, thence by descent within the family.
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