Chinese white nephrite pouch-shaped pomander with a perforated butterfly motif, separate lid, 18th century, 2 3/4" w. x 1 3/4" h. See a similar pomander pictured, no. 228, in Watt's "Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing." It is dated 18th century. See also plate 149, a pomander from the Drummond Collection in "The Story of Jade."
|