Lot Essay
With original valuation document, The Peking Gallery - Chinese Works of Art, Toronto, 25 October 1974.
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18TH CENTURY OR LATER
Details
A BROWN JADE TABLET, GUIBI
18TH CENTURY OR LATER
It is carved as a bi disc superimposed atop a gui. The disc is carved to each side with raised nodes. The gui is incised to one side with geometric motifs and archaic script, the reverse is decorated with auspicious animals and symbols, all carved in shallow relief. The stone is a dark brown tone with lighter inclusions.
9? in. (25 cm.) high, wood stand
18TH CENTURY OR LATER
It is carved as a bi disc superimposed atop a gui. The disc is carved to each side with raised nodes. The gui is incised to one side with geometric motifs and archaic script, the reverse is decorated with auspicious animals and symbols, all carved in shallow relief. The stone is a dark brown tone with lighter inclusions.
9? in. (25 cm.) high, wood stand