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PROPERTY FROM THE LIZZADRO COLLECTION
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A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
One side is carved in low relief with a fgure in a log boat, possibly Zhang Qian,
below an inscription, cheng cha fang di sun (ride the raft and visit the star of the Weaving
Maiden [Vega]), and the reverse with two scholars seated at a stone table drinking wine.
The semi-translucent stone is of even white color.
2º in. (5.9 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Lizzadro Collection, Elmhurst, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
The fgure in the log boat may represent the Han dynasty imperial envoy and traveler,
Zhang Qian.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉「乘槎訪帝孫」牌
(two views)
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