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A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ 宋至元 白玉鏤雕四瓣菱形出廓如意雲龍紋飾
PLAQUE
SONG – YUAN DYNASTY 白玉質，片狀，四瓣菱形。四角出廓飾如意紋，內雕一龍
遊弋於靈芝仙草中。
skilfully and precisely reticulated in the form of a writhing
dragon within a quatrefoil border decorated with a ruyi motif 此器雕工細膩，紋飾繁而不亂，充滿動感。
to each of the four rounded outer edges, the mythical beast
depicted with an undulating body amidst dense designs of
leafy stems and ruyi scrolls, the lustrous white stone with tiny
faint russet inclusions
7.5 cm, 2⅞ in.
HK$ 250,000-300,000
US$ 32,300-38,700
