Paperweight — peaches; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty Qianlong period, 1736–1795; materials: glass paperweight; subject: peaches iconography; style: Qianlong; date: 1736–1795; place of origin: China; dimensions: height 5.7 cm, width 3.4 cm., A smooth, pale off-white sculptural object resembling a cluster of bulbous forms rests on a flat surface, with translucent, ribbon-like extensions draping over and between the rounded shapes; the object casts a soft gray shadow and sits against a background that transitions from a deep charcoal at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom.
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Paperweight — peaches; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty Qianlong period, 1736–1795; materials: glass paperweight; subject: peaches iconography; style: Qianlong; date: 1736–1795; place of origin: China; dimensions: height 5.7 cm, width 3.4 cm., A smooth, pale off-white sculptural object resembling a cluster of bulbous forms rests on a flat surface, with translucent, ribbon-like extensions draping over and between the rounded shapes; the object casts a soft gray shadow and sits against a background that transitions from a deep charcoal at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom.

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Paperweight peaches creator Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period 1736–1795 materials glass paperweight subject peaches iconography style Qianlong date place origin China dimensions height 5.7 cm width 3.4 cm smooth pale off-white sculptural object resembling cluster bulbous forms rests flat surface translucent ribbon- extensions draping rounded shapes object casts soft gray shadow sits background transitions deep charcoal top lighter gray near bottom.

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