Caption

Paperweight - grapevine; maker, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; pale green jade; writing instrument; subject: fruit/grapes; sculpture; 17th–19th century; dimensions: height 4.0 cm, width 10.3 cm, depth 4.8 cm., A small carved object rests on a smooth surface, appearing in pale off-white and cream tones with faint warm yellowish areas; the carving has a rounded, elongated shape with intricately carved overlapping scales and flowing, curved motifs, and a few openwork sections that create small negative spaces; the surface shows subtle variations in translucency and texture, with soft shadows beneath it and a darker gray-to-near-black gradient background that shifts from lighter gray near the surface to deep charcoal at the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_369

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (299.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Paperweight - grapevine maker Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 pale green jade writing instrument subject fruit grapes sculpture 17th–19th century dimensions height 4.0 cm width 10.3 cm depth 4.8 cm small carved object rests smooth surface appearing pale off-white cream tones faint warm yellowish areas carving rounded elongated shape intricately overlapping scales flowing curved motifs openwork sections create small negative spaces surface subtle variations translucency texture soft shadows beneath darker gray- -near-black gradient background shifts lighter gray near deep charcoal top.