te—how perfect the simplificationof the sheath-like petals characteristicof the flower! Many seasons must havepassed, generations of magnolias blossomedand fallen while this nameless Chinesesculptor laboured with amazing con-centration and infinite patience—shapingthe jade with his ruby drill and… … 176 JADE GOURD(Victoria and AlbertMuseum)
Art · Decoration and ornament
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