A WELL-CARVED OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE OVAL PLAQUE

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Details

A WELL-CARVED OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE OVAL PLAQUE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The plaque is deeply carved in openwork with a crane shown in flight amidst the stems and leaves of a lotus pond, and some of the stems and leaves are also detailed on the reverse within the raised outer border. The stone is now opaque and of ivory color with some dark brown and pale russet markings.
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) across

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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Lot Essay

A jade openwork plaque carved with the same motif, where the inner edges of the beak of the bird are also serrated, which is dated to the Ming dynasty, is in the collection of the Xi'an Municipal Administrative Committee of Cultural Relics, and illustrated by Li Bingwu in National Treasure Collection of Rare Cultural Relics of Shaanxi Province, 1999, pp. 196-7.

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