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A MOULDED FAMILLE ROSE ‘ABSTINENCE’
PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Of compressed ovoid form, the plaque is inscribed on one
side with an oval cartouche enclosing the characters zhaijie
‘abstinence’, all within a raised gilt border and an outer field
moulded with two pairs of confronting dragons variously grasping
or chasing a pearl, reserved on a yellow ground. The reverse is
similarly decorated with the inscription inscribed in Manchu.
2 º in. (6 cm.) long, box

HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000

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A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL ‘ABSTINENCE’
PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The plaque is carved on each side with two stylised confronting
dragons. Their bodies are formed by an archaistic scroll that frame
a rectangular cartouche bordered by further scrolls at the centre
with two characters reading zhai jie, ‘abstinence’. The reverse is
similarly inscribed in Manchu script.
2 ¡ in. (6.2 cm.) long, box

HK$400,000-500,000 US$52,000-65,000

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