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THREE WHITE JADE PENDANT PLAQUES
The first, of rectangular form, decorated with a luohan to one side
and a poem to the other; the second with a landscape and a four-
character archaistic inscription; the third, carved in reticulation with
an auspicious inscription on either side, flanked by scrolling motifs.
The largest: 6cm (2 3/8in) long (3).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000

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A WHITE JADE PENDANT PLAQUE
Qing Dynasty
The pale even stone carved in shallow relief with a gentleman
meeting a lady, chaperoned by a boy attendant, in a fenced terrace,
the reverse with a calligraphic inscription, all below a frieze of
mythical beasts and waves. 6cm (2 3/8in) high
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Provenance
a European Private collection.

225
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘MELON VINE’ CARVING
18th/19th century
Finely carved in openwork with a trailing melon vine bearing five fruits
amidst leafy tendrils, the reverse with trailing leaves, the flattened
surfaces smoothly polished and with russet skin, a butterfly alighting
to one side.
6.2cm (2.5/8in) long.

£3,000 - 5,000
HK$32,000 - 54,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

225 (two views)

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