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THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
TWO WHITE JADE 'BUTTERFLY' PLAQUES
18TH CENTURY
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TWO WHITE JADE 'BUTTERFLY' PLAQUES
18TH CENTURY
Both are carved from pale greenish-white stone with minor cloudy inclusions: one is reticulated and carved on each side as a butterfly pierced on the upper wing section with a Buddhist wan character and with long antennae spreading among scrolling, budding stems; the other is of oval form and crisply carved on one side with two butterflies with elaborately layered overlapping wings encircling a bunch of grapes and on the reverse with finely serrated leaves borne on a gnarled stem.
3 3/8 and 3 1/8 in. (8.6 and 8 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
Both are carved from pale greenish-white stone with minor cloudy inclusions: one is reticulated and carved on each side as a butterfly pierced on the upper wing section with a Buddhist wan character and with long antennae spreading among scrolling, budding stems; the other is of oval form and crisply carved on one side with two butterflies with elaborately layered overlapping wings encircling a bunch of grapes and on the reverse with finely serrated leaves borne on a gnarled stem.
3 3/8 and 3 1/8 in. (8.6 and 8 cm.) wide