Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 305
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE SCROLL CLASP FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD...
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000
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Description
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.