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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FAMILLE ROSE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Of flattened double-gourd form, the plaque is inscribed on one side with two oval cartouches with the characters zhaijie (abstinence), all within a gilt raised border and an outer field of lotus scroll on a pink ground. The reverse is similarly decorated with the inscription inscribed in Manchu.
2 1/2 in. (6.6 cm.) long, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Of flattened double-gourd form, the plaque is inscribed on one side with two oval cartouches with the characters zhaijie (abstinence), all within a gilt raised border and an outer field of lotus scroll on a pink ground. The reverse is similarly decorated with the inscription inscribed in Manchu.
2 1/2 in. (6.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lady June Horlick (1926-2006)