Lot Essay
A comparable white jade plaque is in the Qing court collection, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 15.
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A FINE LARGE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The flattened pebble finely carved in openwork with an archaistic dragon, its sinuous body coiled in S-form, amidst scrolling foliage and a juvenile chilong at the base of the plaque, the stone of mutton-fat white tone with an area of amber inclusions
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long, box
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The flattened pebble finely carved in openwork with an archaistic dragon, its sinuous body coiled in S-form, amidst scrolling foliage and a juvenile chilong at the base of the plaque, the stone of mutton-fat white tone with an area of amber inclusions
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Greenfield Collection
Raymond Bushell
Raymond Bushell