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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
24-Jul-2023
Lot No.
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Description:
A Chinese white jade hair pin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from white jade with fine russet streaks with an openwork finial depicting a bird perched on a branch eating a fruit, with a five-petalled flower above. 13 cm long, the top 2 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah black. Other notes: for a very similar Ming Dynasty hair pin see Bonhams London sale 'Asian Art', 9 May 2016, lot 599
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Price:
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Category:
Oriental: Jade