CHINE, DÉBUT DU XXÈME SIÈCLE

Details

PLAQUE ARCHAÏSANTE EN JADE ROUILLE CALCIFIÉ, GUI
CHINE, DÉBUT DU XXÈME SIÈCLE
En forme de cartouche carré traversé par une bande terminée par deux pointes, elle est décorée dans le cartouche central d'animaux fabuleux stylisés. Le revers porte une inscription archaisante à quatre caractères Liang Gui You Di.
Hauteur : 22,7 cm. (9 in.), socle en bois

Provenance

Acquired by the father of V.W.S. (1890-1977) in China in the 1930s.
The V.W.S. (1918-1974) Collection.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Further details

A RUSSET CALCIFIED JADE ARCHAISTIC PLAQUE, GUI
CHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Conditions of sale

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