Old Chinese? Carved miniature vase

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  1. Atlantic Jim

    Atlantic Jim Active Member

    Any idea on typical history of little carved vases like this? It's about 5 inches tall. The bottom is unmarked. I PhotoPictureResizer_190711_084001432_crop_3206x4275-2404x3206.jpg PhotoPictureResizer_190711_082824750_crop_3206x4276-2404x3206.jpg IMG_20190711_082611198-2004x2672.jpg PhotoPictureResizer_190711_082849485_crop_2283x3026.jpg IMG_20190711_082601912-2004x2672.jpg can't tell if it's soapstone or something else? Any information on is appreciated
     
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  2. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Could it be alabaster?
     
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  3. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Natural soapstone is gray, green, bluish gray, or black. Never pink. I'm thinking this is rose quartz, but others will weigh in with better information on that point.
     
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  4. Atlantic Jim

    Atlantic Jim Active Member

    Could be?
     
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  5. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    14BAABB7-4428-4A39-A697-E14FB1FBED0B.jpeg Pink alabaster bowl from Etsy.
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It might be calcite too. Calcite comes in pink or can be dyed pink. It's far too soft of a stone to be jade.
     
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