Flower 155 - (8419)
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Flower which has clearly been in a fire. In the old days houses in China were made of wood and fires occurred frequently. In the collection are several examples of flowers which were burned. The colour of jade changes at high temperatures to a greyish, sometimes black tint. Rare is the so-called ‘baby blush’ which can be seen on one of the flower discs in the collection. See Quick Find 3632. An identical flower (nr 87) is depicted in professor Cheng Te-k’un’s book ‘Jade Flowers and Floral Patterns in Chinese Decorative Art’。
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