A LARGE PAIR OF WHITE JADE ‘IMMORTALS’ PLAQUES

Lot 3099
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 1 386 000
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Lot 3099 | A LARGE PAIR OF WHITE JADE ‘IMMORTALS’ PLAQUES
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HKD 900 000 – 1 200 000
A LARGE PAIR OF WHITE JADE ‘IMMORTALS’ PLAQUES

The two plaques are exquisitely carved in relief with immortals and attendants, on one Shoulao stands surrounded by attendants on a terrace, on the other Xiwangmu and her attendants float on a cloud above figures watching from the terrace of her palace below. The reverse of each plaque is carved in relief with birds and insects in flight amid magnolia, crabapple and peony emerging from rocks in one corner. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with some opaque white mottling.

14 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (37 x 26.7 cm.), wood stands





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An American private collection

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 1131
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