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          A WHITE JADE ‘BOY AND HOBBY HORSE’ PLAQUE
          18TH CENTURY
          The rectangular plaque is carved to one side with a boy playing on a hobby
          horse. The reverse is carved with four seal characters reading ‘ji xiang ruyi’
          which may be translated as ‘may your good fortune be as you wish’.
          2¿ in. (5.3 cm.) long
          £10,000-15,000                         $14,000-20,000
                                                 €12,000-17,000
          清十八世紀  白玉「吉祥如意」牌

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