Page 65 - Sotheby's May 10th 2017 London Animal Menagerie, Chinese Art
P. 65
43
A WHITE JADE ‘PIG’ PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of circular form with a reticulated plaque at the top, carved in low relief
on one side with a pig standing foursquare, the reverse carved with one
character reading hai (pig), the smoothly polished stone of an even white
colour, pierced at the bottom
. , ⅜ .
£ 5,000-8,000
HK$ 48,300-77,500 US$ 6,300-10,000
For footnote see p. 134
MENAGERIE 63
