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A WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘DRAGON’
PLAQUE
PROBABLY MING DYNASTY
depicting a coiled scaly dragon ferociously soaring amidst
scrolling foliage, the beast rendered with gaping jaws and
partially framed by three bracket lobes, the stone of an even
milky white colour
5.3 cm, 2 in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850
或明 白玉鏤雕雲龍牌飾
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A PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED
‘LOTUS’ PLAQUE
SONG – YUAN DYNASTY
of oval section, the front reticulated and worked in relief,
depicting a small tortoise perched on a broad leaf with furled
edges, amongst a pond with flowering lotus and arrowheads,
the stone of a pale celadon tone
7.6 cm, 2⅞ in.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,200-7,700
A pair of plaques of almost identical form in the Capital
Museum, Beijing, attributed to Jin dynasty, is illustrated in
Gems of Beijing cultural relic series: Jades, Beijing, 2001, pl.
106.
宋至元 青白玉鏤雕蓮塘牌飾
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