Page 34 - Bonhams Chinese and Himalayan Paintings June 2016

8044 8044
A VERY PALE GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
8045 18th/19th century, the inscription later
32 | BONHAMS The slender plaque of pale and even stone delicately carved in shallow
relief with a distinctive gnarled and spiky prunus branch issuing buds
and five-petaled blossoms, all finished with a softly gleaming polish,
the reverse with an incised inscription and seal embellished with traces
of gilt reading Luofu xianpin.
6 1/2in x 4 3/8in (16.5cm x 11.2cm)

$10,000 - 15,000

十八或十九世紀 青白玉牌刻梅花紋牌 銘文為後加

The inscribed four-line poem can be translated as:
Spring has come to Luofu
On subtle sweet scents from these refined (plum trees)
Carrying a celestial elegance
Distilled over the course of many lifetimes