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Amethyst Grapes with Jade Leaves, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] OhmsLawn 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would walk right past those if they were for sale.

I didn't realize the 1960's/70's glass grapes were based on anything of value.

[–] glimse 1 points 6 months ago

It's nowhere near as cool when your glass grapes are made in a modern factory. We'd probably go nuts if we saw these on a table in the 19th century

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's something that's always stuck out to me in regards to various artefacts -- the Chinese and other Asian cultures seem to use a lot more gemstones/minerals compared to Western/Greek/Roman-based using lots of heavy metals (gold, silver, copper etc).