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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) AND LATER
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FOUR JADE CARVINGS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) AND LATER
The first is a pale celadon jade pendant shaped as a butterfly with its wings spread perched on a flowering branch. The second is a celadon circular plaque, decorated to one side with an incised flowering prunus branch and with a seal mark to the reverse. The third is a carved and pierced plaque depicting two phoenix surmounting a cartouche with archaic script. The fourth is an openwork white jade 'melon group' carved with two fruiting melons and leafy tendrils.
The largest 3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide (4)
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) AND LATER
The first is a pale celadon jade pendant shaped as a butterfly with its wings spread perched on a flowering branch. The second is a celadon circular plaque, decorated to one side with an incised flowering prunus branch and with a seal mark to the reverse. The third is a carved and pierced plaque depicting two phoenix surmounting a cartouche with archaic script. The fourth is an openwork white jade 'melon group' carved with two fruiting melons and leafy tendrils.
The largest 3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide (4)
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d. 1994).
The fourth: acquired in 1991 from a private Asian collector.
The fourth: acquired in 1991 from a private Asian collector.
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