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Lemon-shaped paperweight, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. Sculpture depicting a Buddha's hand fingered lemon. Materials: paperweight; dimensions: height 6.0 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm., A rough, irregular stone sits centered on a smooth surface, showing layered bands and pockets of translucent and opaque material in shades of brown, reddish-brown, amber, cream, and pale gray; the stone has glossy and matte areas with textured, pitted sections and smoother, rounded ridges, and it casts a soft shadow against a gradient background that shifts from light gray at the bottom to dark gray and near-black toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_337

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77.2Mb (557.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lemon-shaped paperweight Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Sculpture depicting Buddha's hand fingered lemon Materials paperweight dimensions height 6.0 cm width 9.7 cm depth 5.7 cm rough irregular stone sits centered smooth surface showing layered bands pockets translucent opaque material shades brown reddish-brown amber cream pale gray stone glossy matte areas textured pitted sections smoother rounded ridges casts soft shadow gradient background shifts light gray bottom dark gray near-black top.