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A pale green and russet jade
plaque
17th/18th century
The shaped rectangular form carved in high
relief to one side with a cat clambering atop
a rocky outcrop issuing leafy branches and
lingzhi, a small bird alighting above, the
reverse in shallow relief with a sinuous chilong
above waves and below clouds, the stone
of a pale green tone with mottled white and
russet inclusions.
6cm (2 3/8in) high
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
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Three pale green jade openwork
plaques
19th/20th century
Two carved with double ‘xi’ characters, one
surmounted by a butterfly; and the third in the
form of a double gourd, with an articulated
pierced shou roundel, flanked by double bats.
The largest 7.6cm (3in) long. (3).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,600 - 11,000 HK$9,500 - 14,000

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