A GROUP OF JADES, YUAN/MING AND LATER, comprising: a spinach green jade hair pin, the ruyi shaped terminal carved with a stylized 'shou' character--6 in. long; a ritual ewer, the underside carved with clouds below keyfret border, dragon-headed handle--4¾ in. long, wood stand; a brownish-grey calcified small vase with barbed sides--2 in. high; a calcified jade seal with dragon finial--1½ in.; a grey and white jade cup, of bell form with slightly flaring foot ring, Qianlong four-character mark, with fluted stand en suite--3 5/8 in. diam.; a white jade reticulated rectangular plaque, carved with crane in flight amidst clouds enclosed by a beaded border--1 7/8 in. long, wood stand; and a white jade reticulated plaque carved as a seated Buddha with lotus at his sides and a flaming pearl over his head, with flame mandorla--2½ in. high, wood stand (7)

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A GROUP OF JADES, YUAN/MING AND LATER, comprising: a spinach green jade hair pin, the ruyi shaped terminal carved with a stylized 'shou' character--6 in. long; a ritual ewer, the underside carved with clouds below keyfret border, dragon-headed handle--4¾ in. long, wood stand; a brownish-grey calcified small vase with barbed sides--2 in. high; a calcified jade seal with dragon finial--1½ in.; a grey and white jade cup, of bell form with slightly flaring foot ring, Qianlong four-character mark, with fluted stand en suite--3 5/8 in. diam.; a white jade reticulated rectangular plaque, carved with crane in flight amidst clouds enclosed by a beaded border--1 7/8 in. long, wood stand; and a white jade reticulated plaque carved as a seated Buddha with lotus at his sides and a flaming pearl over his head, with flame mandorla--2½ in. high, wood stand (7)
Literature
The small white jade pierced plaque of a seated Buddha exhibited: London, Bluett & Sons, Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection, 1990, catalogue no. 50

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