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Lot 7009
A pair of finely carved spinach-green jade plaques with landscapes and gilt longevity characters 18th/19th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$15,000 inc. premium
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A pair of finely carved spinach-green jade plaques with landscapes and gilt longevity characters
18th/19th century
Each of relatively thick rectangular section, skillfully carved on one side in varying levels of relief with craggy mountains enveloped in clouds: one depicting pine and wutong trees issuing precipitously from the sides of cliffs with branches overhanging above a waterfall pouring through serrated rock; the other similarly executed, centered with majestic pine and wutong soaring among foliage-decorated rocks; the reverse of each plaque neatly incised with one hundred and twenty gilt-washed shou characters in various fonts arranged in eight columns; the evenly-hued green stone marked with typical black specks and small areas of faint russet and off-white inclusions; each plaque well fitted within a carved wood easel with archaic coin design.
8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/2in (21 x 13 x 1.3cm) dimensions of each jade plaque
Each of relatively thick rectangular section, skillfully carved on one side in varying levels of relief with craggy mountains enveloped in clouds: one depicting pine and wutong trees issuing precipitously from the sides of cliffs with branches overhanging above a waterfall pouring through serrated rock; the other similarly executed, centered with majestic pine and wutong soaring among foliage-decorated rocks; the reverse of each plaque neatly incised with one hundred and twenty gilt-washed shou characters in various fonts arranged in eight columns; the evenly-hued green stone marked with typical black specks and small areas of faint russet and off-white inclusions; each plaque well fitted within a carved wood easel with archaic coin design.
8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/2in (21 x 13 x 1.3cm) dimensions of each jade plaque
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Provenance:
acquired in 1961 as per acquisition numbers A1961.1.1 and A1961.1.3














