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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
Details
A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved in relief on one side with Bodhidharma balancing on a reed above stylized waves, with his left hand holding a book and his right clutching a crescent-shaped staff, all below ruyi-form clouds. The reverse is inscribed in the center with an excerpt from a Zen Buddhist sutra encircled by a twenty-character phrase pertaining to death and reincarnation.
4 5⁄16 in. (11 cm.) diam., zitan stand, brocade box
18TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved in relief on one side with Bodhidharma balancing on a reed above stylized waves, with his left hand holding a book and his right clutching a crescent-shaped staff, all below ruyi-form clouds. The reverse is inscribed in the center with an excerpt from a Zen Buddhist sutra encircled by a twenty-character phrase pertaining to death and reincarnation.
4 5⁄16 in. (11 cm.) diam., zitan stand, brocade box
Provenance
Acquired in New York, 1980s.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist