THREE CARNELIAN AGATE CARVINGS, 19TH CENTURY
The first is carved in scroll-form as an ink rest and is decorated to the surface in relief with a prunus tree. The second is a pendant carved through the red layer with a scholar and attendant. The third is a waterpot shaped as a peach. The stones are all of variegated red, caramel, and white tones.
The largest, 3.5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) long
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The first is carved in scroll-form as an ink rest and is decorated to the surface in relief with a prunus tree. The second is a pendant carved through the red layer with a scholar and attendant. The third is a waterpot shaped as a peach. The stones are all of variegated red, caramel, and white tones.
The largest, 3.5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) long