清十八 / 十九世紀 黑白玉巧雕葫蘆形洗

carved in the form of three double-gourds, the black portion of the stone carved to form the vessel with scrolling leaves on twisting vines carved to the underside, the white portion of the stone carved as two smaller double-gourds borne on the same vines, wood stand (2)

Please note that this lot includes a stand, frame or other component made from a type of Chinese hardwood, which, if exported, will require a CITES permit to leave the United States. There is a shallow 1/4 inch chip to the large leaf at the wide end of the gourd vessel. The largest leaf at the opposite end has the edge of one leaf chipped away and later polished (approx 3/8 inch long), there is another small chip to the leaf under the upper part of the gourd, and at least two other leaves on the underside of the vessel have been chipped and polished.
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