QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
DIAMETER OF SPHERE: 9.5CM
The transparent rock crystal is carved and polished to a perfect spherical form of flawless clarity and rests on a soft wood base depicting leafy foliage in openwork.
SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A slightly smaller example in the Palace Museum collection is published in 故宮珍宝
Gugong zhenbao , p. 222.
清代 水晶球連葉紋座
