Lot Essay
The inscription on the plaque reads you yue dong hai qu, chang dai nong hua xiang (Take an excursion to the moon by way of Donghai, [while] the blossoms give off fragrance when stroked with the robe's belt).
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CARVED BLACK AND WHITE JADE PLAQUE
19TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED BLACK AND WHITE JADE PLAQUE
19TH CENTURY
The rectangular plaque is carved with a scholar and an attendant standing under scrolling clouds with a mythical beast in flight. The reverse is carved with a poetic inscription followed by a square seal reading wan (plaything). The stone is of translucent white tone with an area of greyish-black at one corner.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The rectangular plaque is carved with a scholar and an attendant standing under scrolling clouds with a mythical beast in flight. The reverse is carved with a poetic inscription followed by a square seal reading wan (plaything). The stone is of translucent white tone with an area of greyish-black at one corner.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Bonhams San Francisco, 21 November 2005, lot 1196 (part).
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist
The inscription on the plaque reads you yue dong hai qu, chang dai nong hua xiang (Take an excursion to the moon by way of Donghai, [while] the blossoms give off fragrance when stroked with the robe's belt).