Caption

Lemon-shaped paperweight, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Buddha's hand fingered lemon form, 18th–19th century, carved sculpture, height 6.0 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm., A single irregularly shaped stone rests on a smooth surface, showing a mix of translucent and opaque areas with colors including brown, reddish-brown, amber, cream, and hints of gray; the stone has glossy, polished-looking sections and rougher textured patches, with layered, banded patterns and small nodules visible across its surface, casting a soft shadow on the surface beneath against a dark gradient background transitioning from deep charcoal to lighter gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_338

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Keywords

Lemon-shaped paperweight Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Buddha's hand fingered lemon form 18th–19th century carved sculpture height 6.0 cm width 9.7 cm depth 5.7 cm single irregularly shaped stone rests smooth surface showing mix translucent opaque areas colors brown reddish-brown amber cream hints gray stone glossy polished-looking sections rougher textured patches layered banded patterns small nodules visible across surface casting soft shadow surface beneath dark gradient background transitioning deep charcoal lighter gray.