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741 A RARE RETICULATED PALE GREEN JADE
226 SOTHEBY’S ‘IMMORTALS’ PLAQUE
SONG - YUAN DYNASTY

the rectangular plaque intricately pierced and carved with
a scene of two Daoist immortals standing on either side of
a bridge across a waterfall, one holding a mythical tortoise
emitting vapor, the other resting one arm on the trunk of
gnarled pine tree, all set within a dense landscape of pierced
rockwork, lingzhi fungus and wutong, the pale green stone with
some faint brown inclusions
Width 3½ in., 8.9 cm

$ 30,000-50,000

741

A RETICULATED YELLOW JADE ‘PHOENIX
AND BAMBOO’ PLAQUE
MING DYNASTY

of rectangular form, carved and pierced with a phoenix detailed
with an upright feathery tail, standing beside a bamboo reed
issuing attendant branches and leaves, the softly polished
stone of a greenish-yellow tone with patches of sugar-brown
coloration
Length 3⅜ in., 8.6 cm

$ 6,000-8,000