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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘MONKEY’
PLAQUE
of oval form, carved with a monkey inside the
central aperture, encircled by twelve characters
each representing one of the Chinese zodiacs,
surrounded by a pair of reticulated kui dragons
and a bat in flight, the back carved with further
inscriptions, the stone of an even pale celadon
tone
7.9 cm, 3⅛ in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,300-62,000 US$ 5,300-7,900
青白玉生肖珮

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TWO PALE CELADON JADE
PLAQUES

comprising: a rectangular plaque carved to one
side with an immortal standing amongst crashing
waves, the opposite side inscribed with an
inscription; and an oval ‘bamboo and narcissus’
plaque
(2)
The larger: 5.5 cm, 2⅛ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,700-31,000 US$ 2,650-3,950
青白玉神仙圖珮及青白玉修竹圖珮
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A WHITE JADE ‘NARCISSUS’
PLAQUE
of lobed circular form, carved in low-relief on one
side with a slender flowering orchid plant, the
reverse carved with a low-relief inscription, the
upper centre pierced with an aperture flanked by
symmetrical scrolls, the smoothly polished stone
of an even white colour
5.9 cm, 2⅜ in.
£ 3,000-4,000
HK$ 31,000-41,300 US$ 3,950-5,300

白玉蘭花圖珮
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