A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE SCROLL CLASP

FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95

Carved in shallow relief with a band of key fret surmounted by an archaistic bird's head, the concave reverse inscribed ping ding zhun ge er fang lue xu, and a small white jade two character seal, surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog, 5.7cm. (2)

Cf. Christie's New York, 22nd-23rd March 2012, lot 1876 for a comparable scroll clasp.