A CHINESE MOTTLED GREEN JADEITE MELON-FORM BOX AND COVER WITH BOYS
The box carved as a large round melon borne on a leafy vine bearing smaller melons, further carved with pairs of boys on either side, the domed cover with three seated boys, one holding a peach, another a finger citron, and the third a pomegranate, the stone of mottled pale whitish-green tone
8 7/8 in. (22.2 cm.) wide, wood stand
A CHINESE MOTTLED GREEN JADEITE MELON-FORM BOX AND COVER WITH BOYS
The box carved as a large round melon borne on a leafy vine bearing smaller melons, further carved with pairs of boys on either side, the domed cover with three seated boys, one holding a peach, another a finger citron, and the third a pomegranate, the stone of mottled pale whitish-green tone
8 7/8 in. (22.2 cm.) wide, wood stand
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