Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 286
A fine Chinese white jade rectangular reticulated plaque 18th century
Estimate £10,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £48000
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Description
A fine Chinese white jade rectangular reticulated plaque 18th century, carved as a dragon and a phoenix, the suspension cord with a rose pink quartz bead, 7.3cm.
Cf. Marchant, 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, pp.78-9, no.56, where a comparable plaque dated 'Yongzheng or earlier' is illustrated.