Lot Essay
The characters cong de are probably a reference to the Confucian code, san cong si de, 'Three Obediences and Four Virtues', that governed the behavior of women in imperial China.
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18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved on one side with two characters in seal script reading cong de, the reverse carved with the same characters in Manchu script, all set within a border surrounded by two openwork, confronted archaistic kui dragons, the stone of even white tone
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved on one side with two characters in seal script reading cong de, the reverse carved with the same characters in Manchu script, all set within a border surrounded by two openwork, confronted archaistic kui dragons, the stone of even white tone
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1950s-70s.
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