A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE DOUBLE LYCHEE GROUP Ming Dynasty

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DOUBLE LYCHEE' GROUP Ming Dynasty Finely pierced and worked as two ripe fruits incised with diamond pattern, borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-white tone with some russet inclusions. 8.7cm (3 1/2in) long. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明 白玉雕荔枝擺件 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition , London, 2013, no.71. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號71 Compare with a related jade ornamental carving of lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 6 , Beijing, 2011, p.213, no.199. Motifs of lychees were very popular in the Ming dynasty as also exemplified by two jade boxes and covers decorated with lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7 , Beijing, 2011, pp.241-242, nos.229 and 230. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com