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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE ‘SPRING WATER’ OVAL PLAQUE
YUAN-MING DYNASTY, 14TH-16TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved in openwork with a goose in fight amidst the intertwining stems of a
lotus plant and water weeds. There are opaque areas of ivory color in the stone.
3¬ in. (9.1 cm.) wide, wood stand
$8,000-12,000
Compare the similar plaque dated to the Yuan dynasty from the Michael S. L. Liu
Collection illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the
Scholar’s Table, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2007,
p. 146, no. 76, where it is described as a “spring water” plaque, and that it was probably
made towards the end of the Yuan dynasty. See, also, the jade plaque of similar design
from the Lizzadro Collection sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 824.
元/明 青白玉透雕春水牌飾
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