A FINELY CARVED IMPERIAL CELADON JADE PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED IMPERIAL CELADON JADE PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, forming the frontispiece for a jade book, finely carved on one side with pine, prunus and bamboo, 'the three friends of winter', around an inscription framed by double line borders, reading Yushu muhua haifu, the other side carved with calligraphy, the base inscribed with a single character, shui, all of the carving highlighted in gilding in contrast to the soft celadon colour of the stone
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) high, wood stand

Provenance

Roy G. Cole Collection, Hamilton, Ontario

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Lot Essay

The inscription states that this is an imperial book. It describes the content of the book as a composition on the beauty of the sea written by the Western Jin dynasty poet Mu Hua (c.290 AD).

Two very similar but slightly larger jade plaques, probably also Imperial book covers, have been sold at auction: the first with scenes of the West Lake, sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2008, lot 115; the second with dragons framing a similar inscription to that found on the present example was sold at Christie's New York, 26 March 2010, lot 1137.

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