A pale green jade 'peach' group, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 青玉雕壽桃把件

A pale green jade 'peach' group

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 青玉雕壽桃把件

well carved as two peaches issuing from an openwork leafy branch, the gnarled branch naturalistically rendered with bumpy knots and delicately furling leaves, the softly polished stone an even pale celadon with fine milky-white striations and faint russet veining cleverly worked into the contours of the design

Width 2 ½ in., 6.5 cm