Crab with folded claws - Reddish (originally green) opaque jade with major pitting and calcification.
- Jade shows considerable conversion to fibrous actinolite
- Decoration consists of thin line angular 'V' scrolls with hooks or dots on the end and lines with the same termination.
- Top of crab is slightly concave - undoubtedly comes from a hollow in the raw material.
- 17.2 x 11 x 4.63 cm.Â
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