Group of five Chinese jade carvings including: One monkey clutching to a vine or branch, with inclusions shading the side of the monkey facing the branch. One beast with a ball, skillfully darkened by an inclusion. One carving in the manner of a violin body. One bulbous fruit with twisting and curly vines. One pendant of curvy carved details and intense inclusions running in a very broad band diagonally across the object. Height ranges from 1/2 in to 2 in; width ranges from 1 in to 2 in; depth ranges from 1/4 in to 1 1/4 in. Gross weight: 185.4 g.

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