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US$4,500-5,500
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A JADEITE PENDANT
The translucent, bright apple green plaque, very well carved in the form of an archaistic axe head (fu), surmounted by a bixie, both sides of the axe carved with a tiger's head, further embellished with a band of archaistic dragons running across the central section, Qing dynasty, probably early 19th century, surface abraded
Plaque 51.5 x 34.5 x 5.9 mm.
The translucent, bright apple green plaque, very well carved in the form of an archaistic axe head (fu), surmounted by a bixie, both sides of the axe carved with a tiger's head, further embellished with a band of archaistic dragons running across the central section, Qing dynasty, probably early 19th century, surface abraded
Plaque 51.5 x 34.5 x 5.9 mm.