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1143
TWO CARVED JADE PLAQUES
The first of tall irregularly rectangular shape, carved in raised relief,
one side to depict bats facing a svastika above waves, the reverse
centered by a circular roundel covered in very stylized calligraphy;
the second of more round irregular section, carved with a bat
above interlocking cash medallions reversed by a bat above a
stylized shou character; both plaques of mottled whitish color.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) height of second (2).
$2,000 - 3,000

1144
TWO JADE CARVINGS
The first a boulder carved in raised relief to depict a scholar and
attendant, the stone of whitish color covered in patches of russet;
the second a four-section cong segment, incised in archaistic
patterns around the exterior, the stone of greenish hue displaying
notable patches of russet.
3 1/2in (9cm) height of first (2).

$1,000 - 1,500
1145
1145
A GROUP OF SEVEN JADE AND HARDSTONE CARVINGS
Qing dynasty
Consisting of: four thinly sectioned reticulated plaques of varied
shapes and subject matter, a recumbent waterfowl, a recumbent
boy clutching a ruyi, and a circular reticulated dragon roundel
perhaps the finial to a now lost larger object; the stone of varied
hue.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) length of boy (7).
$1,200 - 1,800
1146
A GROUP OF THREE CARVED JADE PLAQUES
The first reticulated as an archaistic mythical beast in irregularly
ovoid form, the stone of mottled gray green color; the second a
reticulated dragon or other beast curling in an ‘s’ shape, the stone
of yellowish green color; the third of more symmetrical ovoid shape
carved in motifs of overlapping stylized moths or bats, the stone of
uniform whitish color.
2in (5cm) width of first (3).
1146 $1,500 - 2,500

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