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A WHITE JADE 'JI KANG' PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A WHITE JADE 'JI KANG' PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rectangular plaque is carved on one side depicting Ji Kang, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, playing the zither, watched over by an attendant; the other side with a poetic inscription eulogising the Seven Sages, followed by the signature Zigang; the top and bottom sections carved with archaistic dragon scrolls. The stone is of an even translucent white tone.
2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rectangular plaque is carved on one side depicting Ji Kang, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, playing the zither, watched over by an attendant; the other side with a poetic inscription eulogising the Seven Sages, followed by the signature Zigang; the top and bottom sections carved with archaistic dragon scrolls. The stone is of an even translucent white tone.
2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm.) long
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