California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 11, 2022  June 11, 2022

 Lot # 5125 
A WHITE JADE LYCHEE 'ZHAIJIE' PENDANT    清 白玉荔枝紋齋戒把件


  • Dimension: Height: 3 2/8 in (8.0 cm) Length: 2 2/8 in (5.6 cm) Width: 5/8 in (1.3 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $1800

Finely worked in the form of a lychee borne on a gnarled branch issuing attendant fruits, the center incised with two characters Zhai Jie in Chinese on one side and in Manchu script the other side. Qing Dynasty period.


白玉製成,玉質細膩溫潤,瑩潤光潔,採用「透雕」「浮雕」技法雕飾「荔枝」,枝幹柔韌多姿,大葉翻卷肥厚,層層疊疊,間隙處理得當,葉脈刻畫細緻,所飾荔枝大小不一。正面反面用漢文及滿文雕刻「齋戒」二字。