AN IMPERIAL CARVED JADE PRAYING MANTIS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the slender stone of translucent white tone with natural veining, intricately carved in the shape of a recumbent praying mantis intertwined by a leafy branch, its head and folded wings cleverly carved through the russet skin, the underside with delicate legs tucked in openwork below its well-articulated abdomen Quantity: 1 11.2 cm., 4 3/8 in.
AN IMPERIAL CARVED JADE PRAYING MANTIS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the slender stone of translucent white tone with natural veining, intricately carved in the shape of a recumbent praying mantis intertwined by a leafy branch, its head and folded wings cleverly carved through the russet skin, the underside with delicate legs tucked in openwork below its well-articulated abdomen Quantity: 1 11.2 cm., 4 3/8 in.
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