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7013 Provenance
A superbly carved white jade circular table screen acquired in 1961 as per acquisition number A1961.1.2
18th/19th century
The large circular plaque masterfully worked on one side with varying The carving of the jade plaque carries two auspicious references: one
levels of relief to depict an immortal in a flowing robe holding a large is the most often seen theme of longevity, represented by the immortal
peach, followed by two boys, one carrying a ruyi-form chime over his holding a peach. The second theme, represented by one boy carrying
shoulder, the other with a large fish in his hands, walking along a zig- a chime and another a fish, illustrates the rebus jiqing youyu (May
zag path within a grand mountainous scene with a waterfall, lush pine there be a superabundance of auspicious happiness), as chime is qing
and plantain trees sheltering dual-roofed pavilions; the stone of semi- in Chinese, a pun for jiqing (auspicious happiness), and fish is yu, the
translucent even white hue. same pronunciation with the word for abundance in Chinese.
7 13/16in (19.8cm) diameter
$20,000 - 30,000

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