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18TH CENTURY AND LATER
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FOUR PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUES
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
The first is carved as an archaistic dragon, the body of S-shape. The second is of elongated form and is surmounted by a sinuous chilong, the central aperture is surrounded by angular scrolls. The third is carved in openwork and depicts a boy standing on a scaly dragon. The fourth is an oval plaque flanked by a crested mythical beast and a sinuous chilong.
The largest 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
The first is carved as an archaistic dragon, the body of S-shape. The second is of elongated form and is surmounted by a sinuous chilong, the central aperture is surrounded by angular scrolls. The third is carved in openwork and depicts a boy standing on a scaly dragon. The fourth is an oval plaque flanked by a crested mythical beast and a sinuous chilong.
The largest 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d. 1994).
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