Asian Art I - 12th November 2014
Lot 27
A Chinese white jade openwork plaque 18th/19th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A Chinese white jade openwork plaque 18th/19th century, in the form of a dragon boat, with oarsmen and a figure holding a halberd inscribed with two characters which read shang hui (victory party), and a boy with a flag, 9.4cm.
Cf. Z Wei, Jades of the Qianlong, Shanghai Museum, p.47 for a similar example.