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A WHITE JADE PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The flattened oval plaque carved in low relief on one side with two egrets swooping down to join their flock wading in a shallow pond, the reverse incised with a poetic inscription describing the scene and the characteristics of egrets, all between ruyi cloud scrolls at each end, the stone of an even white tone
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The flattened oval plaque carved in low relief on one side with two egrets swooping down to join their flock wading in a shallow pond, the reverse incised with a poetic inscription describing the scene and the characteristics of egrets, all between ruyi cloud scrolls at each end, the stone of an even white tone
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 161
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 13-26 March 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004