A DENDRITIC AGATE CAMEO 'SCHOLAR' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of rounded rectangular form, worked in a cameo technique, one side with a sage and an attendant looking at a russet moon, their robes carved within a light brown opaque inclusion and their hats picked out from a darker vein, all above a bee and clusters of pine, the reverse with a lofty pine growing on a jagged cliff between bat and a lingzhi, the stone of purplish-gray colour with a smooth patina, thread with a silk cord embellished with a coral bead and pearls seeds

The pendant is in overall good condition with surface wear commensurate with age.
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