• Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $600
• Estimate To: $900

Chinese. Finely carved in the shape of a pomegranate fruit, the center incised with two characters Zhaijie (abstinence) in Chinese and Manchu inscriptions, further carved in shallow relief with leafy branches and smaller pomegranates around the border. Qing Dynasty period.

螺鈿製成，雕飾“石榴”，寓意美好，多子多福之意。正反面分別用滿文漢文刻“齋戒”二字。 來源：聖何塞私人收藏
Provenance: Property from a San Jose private collection