• Dimension: Length: 3 3/8 in (8.6 cm) Width: 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $3500
• Estimate To: $5500

Qing Dynasty period. Carved in the form of a cabbage with a mantis clambering on it, the stone is of rich emerald green color, with wood carved stand. The cabbage with mantis in Chinese culture signifies the good fortune and prosperity.

本件器物用上等翡翠圓雕而成，通體碧綠，青翠欲滴，水頭充足，色澤通透，種水俱佳。白菜根須繁密，穿插扭轉，葉片層層包裹，數片菜葉伸展自然，次序分明，錯落有致，有如自然生髮而成。葉片上精細入微地挖出凹凸不平的紋理，葉脈與肌理的處理一絲不茍，飄逸婉轉的菜葉部份，頗有偃仰顧盼之態。在白菜葉子上趴伏螳螂，增添了不少靈動之氣。清代講究工必有意、意必吉祥。 “白菜”的諧音為“百財”，又可稱為“橫財(菜) 就手”，寓意一切意外之財皆唾手可得。螳螂，寓意活力四射、興旺發達，有“家和萬事興”之意。配碎石紋木座。來源：紐約重要私人收藏
Provenance: Property from an important private collection, New York