A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PENDANT PLAQUE

19TH CENTURY

Details

A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PENDANT PLAQUE
19TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved in low relief on one side with a meeting of two figures under a willow tree, one with a hoe suspending a basket of lingzhi slung over his shoulder, and on the reverse is an inscription, xianxian hu si chuyue zhi chu tianyai, luoluo hu you zhongxing zhi lie hehan, followed by a seal, Zigang. The semi-translucent stone is of even color.
2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

The inscription is an excerpt from the Tang dynasty calligrapher Sun Guoting's Shu Pu (Treatise on Calligraphy), and may be translated, 'Delicate as a crescent moon rising from the horizon; beautifully spaced as stars of the milky way.'

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