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Fei-ts'ui Jade Cabbage
Ch'ing Dynasty
(A.D. 1644-1911)
Length: 18.7 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Breadth: 5.07cm
Here the jade carver,
with the dexterity of a
master magician, has
transformed a piece of
emerald green and white
jadeite ( fei-ts'ui ) into
a very real-looking Chinese
cabbage. The ruffled, semi-
translucent leaves almost
rustle at the touch. Long,
white stalks overlap in a
kind of gentle rhythm, and
the delicate combination of
pale blue-green mottles in
the opaque white jade is
exquisite. With a bit more
scrutiny even a large and
a small grasshopper will
appear camouflaged in the
leaves!