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A PALE CELADON JADE OPENWORK
‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE A WHITE JADE OVAL PLAQUE A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) AND A PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE MOUNTED AS A TABLE
RECTANGULAR PLAQUE SCREEN
The rectangular plaque is carved and 18TH-19TH CENTURY THE JADE MING DYNASTY (1368-
pierced with a sinuous dragon amongst 1644)
ruyi heads and leafy scrolls. The stone is The white jade plaque is carved and
of a pale whitish celadon tone.
2Æ in. (7 cm.) wide pierced with fowers and scrolling foliage The plaque is carved and pierced with
a writhing dragon amongst scrolling
within a continuous circular bead border. foliage, the stone is of a even celadon
tone. It is inset into a later hongmu frame
The pale celadon jade plaque is carved and mounted as a table screen.
18 in. (20.4 cm.) wide overall
£8,000-12,000 $11,000-15,000 and pierced with fowering peonies and

€9,300-14,000 leafy foliage.

The largest, 5Ω in. (13.9 cm.) long (2)

元 青白玉鏤雕龍紋牌 £1,500-2,000 $1,900-2,500 £2,000-3,000 $2,600-3,800
€1,800-2,300 €2,400-3,500

清十八/十九世紀 青白玉鏤雕花卉紋 明 青白玉鏤雕龍紋牌
牌一組兩件

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