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PROPERTY FROM THE LIZZADRO COLLECTION
969
A WHITE JADE SHAPED RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
One side is well carved with a scene of the Northern Song poet, Mi Fu, accompanied by
an attendant, bowing to a tall, pierced rock, and on the reverse with a lengthy inscription
referring to the scene, and a seal, zhen (treasure). The semi-translucent stone is of even
white color.
1√ in. (4.8 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE
Lizzadro Collection, Elmhurst, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
The inscription is taken from the poem, An inscription on the Painting of Mi Fu Bowing to
a Stone, by the Yuan master Ni Zan, and may be translated as ‘Mi Zhang [Mi Fu] loves
inkstones and hence loves stones; who becomes obsessed in searching for beautiful and
rare pieces. He paints a work portraying himself before a stone calling it “big brother”;
the reputation of his eccentricity is indeed well deserved.’
清十八世紀 白玉米芾拜石圖詩文牌
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