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7069 Property from a Lady

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A white jade plaque
18th/19th century
The even white stone shaped as a plain panel with small lobes at the
corners, the top edge carved on each side with cloud scrolls around a
ruyi-shaped hole for suspension.
2 3/4in (7cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Property from Another Owner

7069
A fine white jade plaque carved with
shuangxi characters
19th century
Of rectangular outline and thin section, finished on both sides with a
reticulated dragon above and a phoenix below the Double Happiness
character in raised relief on a rectangular panel with narrow raised
border, the subtly polished matrix displaying a faint green cast, a few
natural depressions and hairline fissures.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) long
$4,000 - 5,000

Property from the Estate of Ms. Naomi Lindstrom,
San Francisco, California

7070
An assembled white jade two-section belt buckle
and a white jade ‘qin’ toggle
Qing dynasty
The buckle hook section carved as a smiling dragon head with scrolling
brows and mane, looking towards a chilong writhing sideways across the
buckle and gripping a lingzhi spray in its mouth, the loop section carved
with a clambering chilong viewed from above; the white jade toggle with
slight russet staining at one end and three holes for suspension, finely
ridged to suggest musical strings wrapped safely in a brocade cloth. [2]
3 7/8in (9.9cm) length of assembled belt buckle
$3,000 - 5,000