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Three green jade plaques and
481 a serpentine ‘Bamboo Grove’
figural plaque
482 Qing Dynasty and later
200 | Bonhams Two plaques with figural scenes and running
script poems carved to the reverse, and one
reticulated ‘shou’ plaque; the carved high
relief diorama of the Seven Scholars of the
Bamboo Grove with bearded figures pursuing
chess, music, painting and appreciation;
together with a small spinach green jade
bowl. The serpentine plaque: 17cm (6 5/8in)
wide

£1,200 - 1,500
CNY12,000 - 15,000
HK$14,000 - 18,000

481
Two white jade snuff bottles
18th/19th century
The first of globular form with a flat lip and
slightly recessed base, the stone of a very
even white hue; the second white jade pebble
bottle with extensive mottled russet skin, well
hollowed. The pebble bottle: 8.6cm (3 3/8in)
long (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,700 - 15,000
HK$12,000 - 18,000

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A white jade ‘chilong’ seal
18th/19th century
The faceted seal tapering towards the top,
terminating with a curled chilong forming a
loop, the tassel embellished with a cylindrical
jadeite bead and seed pearls, the seal face
uncarved or repolished; together with a white
jade archaistic plaque and a mottled green
jade fish, 20th century.
3cm (1 2/8in) high (3).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,700 - 15,000
HK$12,000 - 18,000