18TH CENTURY

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TWO IMPERIAL GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUES
18TH CENTURY
Both are plaques from jade books. One is incised and gilt on one side with a front-facing dragon chasing a flaming pearl above crested waves and amidst cloud swirls, the reverse carved with an inscription in Manchu. The other is incised and gilt on one side with a pair of dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst cloud swirls. The opaque stone is of soft moss-green color with some paler and darker markings.
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) long, hongmu stands

Provenance

The collection of Ambassador Jacob Gould Schurman (1854-1942), and thence by descent within the family.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Dr. Schurman served as President of Cornell University (1892-1920), President of the First Philippine Commission (1899-1900), the United States Ambassador to Greece and the Balkans (1912-1913, during which time he wrote the book The Balkan Wars 1912-1913), the United States Envoy to the Republic of China (1921-1925), and the United States Ambassador to Germany (1925-1929).

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