Lot n° 409
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Stylized rose quartz TURTLE, China, late Qing dynasty (19th - Lot 409
Stylized rose quartz TURTLE, China, late Qing dynasty (19th century). 7x6 H.2cm Some ancient turtles are deliberately depicted without head or tail to emphasize the perfection of the circle and the unity of the world, consistent with the aesthetics of Chinese scholarly objects. Their rounded backs are associated with the celestial vault, their bellies with the earth. Most of these objects were made by scholars from the former Yelena X... collection, who lived in Hong Kong before the Second World War.
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