A White Jade Reticulated Circular Plaque
A White Jade Reticulated Circular Plaque

18TH CENTURY

细节
A White Jade Reticulated Circular Plaque
18th Century
Well carved in high relief and pierced with two scaly dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst a dense tangle of lotus meander above a small area of froth-capped waves, with a plain rim on the reverse, the stone of even, white tone
5¾in. (14.6cm.) diam., velvet stand

拍品专文

Compare the white jade openwork roundel of this type and size carved with a single large dragon surrounded by four small ones, all amidst a tangle of lotus plants, illustrated in the catalogue for the O.C.S. exhibition, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, London, 1975, no. 407.