ID 1164720 
Lot 1197  | A RARE IMPERIAL INCISED AND GILT-DECORATED JADE NINE-TABLET BOOK
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000 
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE FIRST YEAR OF YONGZHENG, CORRESPONDING TO 1723
Composed of nine rectangular tablets including a cover plaque, with inscriptions in Chinese and Manchu stating that the book was made in honor of Empress Xiao Kang Zhang (1640-1663), the Kangxi Emperor's mother.
Each plaque 5 1⁄8 x 11 3⁄8 in. (13.1 x 29 cm.)
Provenance
Helene Irwin Fagan (1887-1966) Collection.
Donated to the Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco in 1975.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones | 
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones | 
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
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