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A PALE CELADON ZIGANG-STYLE JADE                A JADE POMANDER
PLAQUE                                          Qing dynasty                                    A MOUNTED WHITE JADE BUDDHIST
Of rectangular outline, one side carved with a  Reticulated as two carp, the pair facing one    PLAQUE
scene of a scholar being served wine by his     another with overlapping fins and tails, the    Of rectangular form and carved in raised relief
attendant, the other side carved with lines of  stone deeply undercut and reticulated with a    to one side with a figure seated on a lotus
poetic verse, bearing the signature Zigang,     scale design in the pale russet patches of the  flower to the front of a double halo, possibly
all enclosed within frames surmounted by        pale gray-green matrix.                         meant to depict Guanyin; mounted in a gold
archaistic phoenix scrolls.                     2 1/4in (5.8cm) high                            metal openwork frame with suspension loop
2 3/8in (6cm) high                                                                              stamped 14K.
                                                US$1,300 - 2,000                                2 1/8 x 1 1/4in (5.4 x 2.9cm) the jade plaque
US$2,500 - 4,000                                                                                2 3/4in (7cm) length of mount including
                                                                                                suspension loop

                                                                                                US$1,500 - 2,500

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