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A similar plaque dated 18th/19th century was sold in Christie's New York, 26 March 2010, lot 1117.
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A YELLOW JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE
Carved and pierced with two stylised confronting dragon, their bodies formad by an archaistic scroll framing a rectangular cartouche at the centre with two characters reading zhai jie, the reverse similarly inscribed in Manchu, the stone of even pale yellow tone
2¼ in. (6.3 cm.) high
Carved and pierced with two stylised confronting dragon, their bodies formad by an archaistic scroll framing a rectangular cartouche at the centre with two characters reading zhai jie, the reverse similarly inscribed in Manchu, the stone of even pale yellow tone
2¼ in. (6.3 cm.) high
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