A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUE

Lot 1768
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 1768 | A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUE
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 9 000
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUE

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The oval plaque is deeply carved with a central five-clawed dragon incised with scales and with its body coiled and grasping a flaming pearl in one claw, set against an openwork ground of blossoming lotus branches. The stone is of pale greenish-white tone.

4 ¼ in. (11 cm.) wide

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