YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)

Details

A CELADON JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON' PLAQUE
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The lobed plaque is finely carved and pierced with a scaly dragon amongst flowers and clouds, the underside is pierced with six pairs of holes for attachment. The stone is of an even celadon tone.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide

Provenance

Property from a Private American Collection, assembled prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

A rectangular plaque carved with a similar dragon and clouds, dating the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) is illustrated by Mei Ninghua and Tao Xincheng in Gems of Beijing, Cultural Relics Series, Jades, 1999, no. 123, p.128.
Also compare the current lot to another shaped dragon plaque from a buckle, illustrated by Yang Boda in Zhong Guo Yu Qi Guanji (The Collection of Chinese Jade), Vol. 5, no. 199, p. 133.

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