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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 with a roundel of an immortal holding a bottle vase seated on an elephant,
and the reverse with another roundel enclosing a four-character inscription reading taiping
youxiang (may there be a peaceful reign), all below a bat with stylized openwork wings above
and a stylized, openwork taotie mask below. The semi-translucent stone is of even white color.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE
Lizzadro Collection, Elmhurst, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉「太平有象」牌
(two views)
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