A WHITE JADE SHAPED RECTANGULAR PENDANT PLAQUE

18TH CENTURY

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A WHITE JADE SHAPED RECTANGULAR PENDANT PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
One side is well carved with a scene of the Northern Song poet, Mi Fu, accompanied by an attendant, bowing to a tall, pierced rock, and on the reverse with a lengthy inscription, mi zhang ai yan fu ai shi/tan gui jue qi jiu wei pi/shi xiong zu bai zi xie tu/nai zhi dian ming bu xu de, and signed Zigang, all below confronted archaistic dragons at the top. The stone is of even white color.
2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) high

Provenance

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

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Lot Essay

The inscription is taken from the poem, An inscription on the Painting of Mi Fu Bowing to a Stone, by the Yuan master Ni Zan, and may be translated, 'Mi Zhang [Mi Fu] loves inkstones and hence loves stones; who becomes obsessed in searching for beautiful and rare pieces. He paints a work portraying himself before a stone calling it "big brother"; the reputation of his eccentricity is indeed well deserved.'

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