ID 718853
Lot 1232 | A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
18TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved in relief on one side with Bodhidharma balancing on a reed above stylized waves, with his left hand holding a book and his right clutching a crescent-shaped staff, all below ruyi-form clouds. The reverse is inscribed in the center with an excerpt from a Zen Buddhist sutra encircled by a twenty-character phrase pertaining to death and reincarnation.
4 5⁄16 in. (11 cm.) diam., zitan stand, brocade box
Provenance
Acquired in New York, 1980s.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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