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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A PRIVATE EAST ASIAN
COLLECTOR (D.1994)

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TWO WHITE JADE OVAL PLAQUES
20TH CENTURY

The smaller plaque is carved to one side with a lady and a boy observing the
smoke billowing from a censer. The reverse is carved with a prunus branch
beside the characters mei kai wu fu, which may be translated as ‘the Five
Happinesses arrive with the prunus blossom’. The larger plaque is carved with
a lady seated by a table, with a poetic inscription ending with the signature
Zigang to the reverse. Both stones are of an even pale tone.
The larger 2 in. (5.2 cm.) long

(2)

£1,200-1,800 $1,800-2,600
€1,600-2,300

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二十世紀 白玉人物圖題詩牌一組兩件 來源：東亞洲
私人珍藏

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE
The plaque is carved in low relief with a boy riding a dragon amongst clouds,
below a four-character inscription and above cresting waves. The reverse
is carved with a front-facing writhing dragon and a faming pearl amongst
swirling clouds. The stone is of an even white tone.
2¡ in. (6 cm. high)

£3,000-5,000 $4,400-7,200
€3,800-6,300

白玉雲龍戲珠紋牌

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A WHITE JADE VASE GROUP
20TH CENTURY

It is carved as a baluster vase and cover next to a gu vase amongst three
clambering chilong. The stone is of an even white tone.
3º in. (8.2 cm.) high overall

£2,500-3,500 $3,600-5,000
€3,200-4,400

二十世紀 白玉螭龍紋瓶擺件

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