£40 - £60
A CHINESE PALE GREEN AND RED VEINED JADE ‘POMEGRANATES & BOY’ CARVING
Two pomegranates with boy clinging onto one, amongst leafy foliage.
(length 6.5cm)
N.B. boys shown around the sides of a fruit appear to have been popular during the 18th Century. Pomegranate is a symbol of fertility, as their numerous seeds are likened to having many children, and shown in combination with boys, they represent the wish for many sons
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