A Chinese white jade pierced shaped rectangular pendant carved with an oval panel of an immortal and a mythical figure, the panel balanced on a dragon, with a yin-yan symbol between cloud scrolls above, the reverse with a continuous band of calligraphy around four characters, coral and seed pearl beads -- 2¾in.; a white jade rectangular pendant with rounded corners carved on each side with chilong surrounding an oval panel of archaic script -- 2½in.long; another of three goats below a spray of lingzhi, the reverse with four lines of calligraphy below scrolling flowers -- 2½in.high; a shaped pendant carved with a spray of lingzhi and bamboo, the reverse with two seals -- 2¾in.high; a shaped rounded square pendant carved with a bat above a fruiting peach spray, the reverse with four archaic characters -- 2¼.in.high; two further carved with figures on terraces below confronting dragons and fish, the reverses with lines of calligraphy -- 2¼.in.high max; and another carved with a river landscape below pine trees -- 2¾.in.high, all 18th/19th century.

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A Chinese white jade pierced shaped rectangular pendant carved with an oval panel of an immortal and a mythical figure, the panel balanced on a dragon, with a yin-yan symbol between cloud scrolls above, the reverse with a continuous band of calligraphy around four characters, coral and seed pearl beads -- 2¾in.; a white jade rectangular pendant with rounded corners carved on each side with chilong surrounding an oval panel of archaic script -- 2½in.long; another of three goats below a spray of lingzhi, the reverse with four lines of calligraphy below scrolling flowers -- 2½in.high; a shaped pendant carved with a spray of lingzhi and bamboo, the reverse with two seals -- 2¾in.high; a shaped rounded square pendant carved with a bat above a fruiting peach spray, the reverse with four archaic characters -- 2¼.in.high; two further carved with figures on terraces below confronting dragons and fish, the reverses with lines of calligraphy -- 2¼.in.high max; and another carved with a river landscape below pine trees -- 2¾.in.high, all 18th/19th century.
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