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A group of three pale green
jade plaques
Ming/Qing dynasty
The largest thinly carved of convex form and
dimpled towards the center, the incised decoration
depicting a Buddhist lion playing with a ribboned
brocade ball, the second of ovoid shape and
carved with a reticulated chilong amidst foliate
scrolls, the third also reticulated and incised on
both sides with a scene of a fish transforming into
a dragon emerging from waves beneath a pavilion,
a bat and a cash floating on cloud scrolls.
3 1/2in (8.9cm) width of largest plaque
$2,000 - 4,000

7078 7079
A white jade seal, a white
jade toggle, and a hardstone
mythical beast
The jades Qing dynasty
The seal of even-toned white stone with russet
staining to the head and one side, carved with
a crouching horned mythical beast and the
base uncut; the toggle carved with a squirrel
perched on the rim of a lingzhi fungus spray; the
white hardstone carved as a crouching beast
with upturned snout and long, curving horns
reaching towards the hairy spine, the busy tail
swept to one side. [3]
2 7/8in (7.2cm) length of largest carving
$1,500 - 2,500

7079
A white and gray jade belt buckle
19th century
The two-horned dragon head finely detailed
with incised brows, teeth and flowing mane,
the clambering chilong bearded with scrolling
motifs on the body, the button with curving
incisions radiating from a small cross-hatched
medallion, the white stone marbled with pale
gray inclusions; wood stand.
4 5/8in (11.8cm) long
$2,000 - 4,000

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