Asian Art I - 13th November 2013

Lot 79

Three Chinese celadon jade oval plaques early Ming dynasty

Estimate £5,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5000

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Description

Three Chinese celadon jade oval plaques early Ming dynasty, each reticulated, one with a long-tailed bird perched on a flowering branch, the other two with a bird in flight amongst lotus, 9.5cm. (3)

Cf. J Rawson, Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, p.337 no.25:13 for a related plaque from the British Museum.

明早期  青白玉透雕春水佩 一組三件