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A JADEITE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE AN ONYX AND QUARTZ 'DRAGON' SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) 19TH-20TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved with two confronting openwork archaistic kui dragons The seal is carved from a naturally-occurring combination of onyx and quartz,
framing a rectangular panel which is inscribed on one side with the characters and is fnely worked to the upper section with a dragon coiled amongst densely
'zhaijie', which may be translated as 'abstinence'. The inscription is repeated in scrolling translucent clouds. The carved seal face reads 'Zhan Jing Zhai' (The
Manchu on the reverse. The stone is of an even, pale greenish tone with some Hall of Profound Stillness).
apple-green inclusions. 2⅜ in. (6 cm.) high, stained nanmu stand
2 in. (5 cm.) long
£5,000-8,000 US$6,600-10,000
£8,000-12,000 US$11,000-16,000 €5,900-9,300
€9,300-14,000
Accompanied by report no. 16988 dated 18 March 2019 from The Gem &
Pearl Laboratory, London, stating that the seal is quartz and black onyx.
清 翠玉鏤雕齋戒牌
清末民初 水晶瑪瑙巧雕雲龍鈕印章
印文: 湛靜齋

此印章經倫敦寶石及珍珠鑑定中心測試證實為水晶瑪瑙
(測試編號 16988).

(seal impression)

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