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A GREYISH-BEIGE JADE-INSET SMALL ZITAN TABLE The distinctive, deep style of carving on the jade plaque, which
SCREEN features fine details and a dramatic combination of high and low
JADE PLAQUE, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (AD 960-1368); ZITAN relief carving, is characteristic of Liao, Song, Jin and Yuan-period jade
SCREEN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY carvings. The plaque is imbued with a remarkable liveliness, thanks
to the fluid and bold carving, particularly in the lyrical depiction of
The rectangular, openwork plaque is carved on one side with a scene
the overhanging pine-tree branches set against dimpled and pierced
of a seated lady with elaborate coiffure accomanied by two female
rockwork.
attendants holdign offerings, all below a pine tree. The scene also
includes two cranes, one in flight, and a cluster of lingzhi growing at
An openwork jade plaque dated to the Song dynasty and carved
the base of the pine tree. The plaque is set within a finely carved zitan
with a very similar design to that of the current plaque was sold at
frame that fits into a separate, tiered zitan stand.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 3017. See, also, the related
4¬ in. (11.7 cm.) wide, plaque openwork plaque dated to the Song-Yuan dynasty, but carved from
10º x 11º in. (26 x 28.6 cm.), screen white and blackish-grey jade, from the Caramoor Center for Music
and the Arts, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 March 2016, lot 108.
$30,000-50,000
紫檀嵌玉鏤雕仕女圖插屏 玉：宋/元 紫檀插屏：十八/十九世紀