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A PALE GREYISH-WHITE JADE
1016 OVAL PLAQUE

174 MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The plaque is deeply carved in openwork with a
crane shown in fight amidst the stems and leaves
of a lotus pond. The slightly translucent stone has
some opaque inclusions.
3√ in. (9.9 cm.) wide, gilt-metal mount

$4,000-6,000

A jade openwork plaque carved with the same
motif, which is dated to the Ming dynasty, is in the
collection of the Xi’an Municipal Administrative
Committee of Cultural Relics, and illustrated by
Li Bingwu in National Treasure Collection of Rare
Cultural Relics of Shaanxi Province, 1999, pp.
196-7. Another similar plaque from the Lizzadro
Collection was sold at Christie’s New York,
21 March 2013, lot 802.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION

1016
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE
`DRAGON’ FINIAL

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The fnial is fnely carved in openwork with a
horned dragon slithering amidst ruyi stems
emerging from rocks in its pursuit of a faming
pearl, its head emerging at the top. Two pairs of
bull-nose holes and a single larger attachment
hole pierce the concave, oblong base. There are
some areas of russet color.
1√ in. (4.8 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE

Carl A. Rietz Collection, California.
Oakland Museum of California, de-accessioned
in 1959, accession number 59.19.266.
Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s.
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