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A carved white jade plaque A carved and inscribed white A jade necklace
Of rectangular form with cusped corners, jade pendant Comprising fifty-seven seed-shaped beads,
carved in low relief to one side below a pair Carved between scroll patterns and a pair of each bead of white color, many with icy white
of stylized facing dragons, depicting a young stylized facing chilong, one side featuring a inclusions, with a gilt metal clasp.
boy walking his dog beneath a bat in flight scholar and boy attendant in a garden with a 35 12/in (90cm) long
and clouds, the reverse with a five-character pavilion by a river, the reverse with a two-line $1,500 - 2,500
inscription in seal script and bearing the poem in running script, bearing an apocryphal
signature Zigang, the slightly celadon-toned Zigang signature; the even white stone with
stone displaying an icy white area. limited inclusions.
2 3/4 x 1 7/8in (7 x 4.8cm) 2 1/8 x 1 3/8in (5.3 x 3.5cm)
$2,500 - 3,500
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance Provenance
Sold in these rooms, San Francisco, 21 Sold in these rooms, 21 November 2005, San
November 2005, sale 13313, lot 9106 Francisco, sale 13313, lot 9105

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