A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PENDANT PLAQUE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The rectangular pendant is carved to one side with a boat before a pavilion and the reverse with a five-line inscription. The stone is of an even pale tone.
2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.) high
The inscription contains an extract from the famous text entitled 'Teng Wang Ge Xu'. This was composed by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Bo (circa AD 649-676).