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A WHITE JADE ‘FIGURAL’ PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of oval shape, crisply carved to one side with a boy riding
a sinuous dragon, the other side carved with two scholars
in a garden gazing at a crane in flight, the translucent
stone an even white colour
Length 6.3 cm, 2½ in.
‡ £ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 98,000-147,000 US$ 12,500-18,800
清十八世紀 白玉童子騎龍紋珮

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A WHITE JADE PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of rectangular shape, one face carved with two lotus
pods and a lotus leaf, the reverse with two five-character
phrases, all below a pair of confronting dragons, the
stone an even white colour
Length 5.2 cm, 2 in.
‡ £ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 59,000-78,500 US$ 7,500-10,000
清十八世紀 白玉題詩蓮蓬紋珮

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