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A RECTANGULAR PALE GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE
Ming Dynasty
Finely carved in openwork with a sinuous, writhing dragon amongst
densely scrolling flowers and foliage, with a bird in flight to each upper
corner, wood stand. 7.2cm x 5.2cm (2.7/8in x 2in). (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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A MOUNTED PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED ‘CRANES’
PLAQUE
The jade Ming Dynasty
The rectangular plaque carved in openwork with five cranes amongst
clouds, mounted on a later silver repoussé box. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

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A PALE GREEN RETICULATED ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE
16th/17th century
The rectangular plaque carved with a three-clawed writhing dragon,
surrounded with four Buddhist emblems and a beaded border.
7.7cm (3in) wide

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000
See a similar white jade plaque in the British Museum collection, J.
Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, 1995, no.25:23,
p. 342.
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