A MOTTLED GREY-BLACK TORTOISE SEAL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTU...

A MOTTLED GREY-BLACK TORTOISE SEAL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 灰白玉龟纽印 清 十九世纪 uncut 3cm high PROVENANCE: From the Ian Rutherford Collection of Chinese Jade Animals. Acquired from Grays, March 1991 NOTE: For comparative examples, see the following references: Angus Forsyth, Brian McElney, ‘Jades from China’, Bath, 1994, No. 158 Brian Morgan, ‘Naturalism & Archaism Jades from the Kirknorton Collection’, London, 1995, Nos. 17, 18 John Ayres, ‘A Jade Menagerie the Worrell Collection’, London, 1993, No. 9

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