Lot Essay
The author explains that the border of 'pearls' as on lot 999 found on late Yuan or early Ming carvings is replaced by a border of circles with concave rather than convex surfaces in the later Ming period
Details
A LATE MING WHITE JADE OPENWORK 'CRANE' PLAQUE
2ND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The even white jade stone carved in two-layer openwork with a pair of cranes in flight reserved on a scrolling vine and tendril ground, framed by a border of concave circles--1 7/8in. (5cm.) wide, stand, box
2ND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The even white jade stone carved in two-layer openwork with a pair of cranes in flight reserved on a scrolling vine and tendril ground, framed by a border of concave circles--1 7/8in. (5cm.) wide, stand, box
Literature
James Watt, op. cit., no. 180