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A JADE AND HARDSTONE EMBELLISHED 鑲寶嵌玉把鏡
REPOUSSE GILT-METAL MIRROR
玉鏤雕鴛鴦蓮池紋牌:金/元
SQUARE JADE PLAQUE: JIN-YUAN DYNASTY (1115-1368); JADE BELT 玉鏤雕螭龍紋帶鉤:清十八/十九世紀
HOOK: QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The white jade plaque is of rectangular section, carved in openwork 玉牌鑲嵌於錘鍱金屬手持鏡上，並以龍首玉帶鉤為柄。
with two mandarin ducks wading through tall stems of lotus leaves
and flowers, mounted in a repousse metal hand mirror frame inset
with hardstones, and a carved white jade ‘dragon’ belt buckle
as handle.
Overall: 7æ in. (19.7 cm.) long
Square jade plaque: 2º in. (5.6 cm.) wide
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
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