A Chinese white jade pierced plaque

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A Chinese white jade pierced plaque
with bat terminal aboveconfronting dragons flanking rockwork and waves, the reverse with calligraphy -- 2.in (5.7cm) high; another carved with a bat above prunus and calligraphy -- 2.in (7cm) high; a mottled grey jade plaque carved with entwined dragons -- 3.in (8.3cm) high; a white jade pendant carved with two entwined dragons -- 1.in (4.5cm) wide; a russet-skinned plaque carved with a winged dragon -- 3.in (7.6cm) wide; a pale celadon jade calligraphic pendant -- 2.in (5.1cm) high; four similar pierced lotus plaques -- 2.in (6.4cm) wide; a calligraphic pendant; an axe-form pendant; a pendant with bats flanking a coin; a coiled dragon plaque; and a similar celadon jade plaque carved simulating coins -- 2.in (5.7cm) wide, wood stands, 18th and 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 41. (15)

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