Details
The plaque is carved as two confronting openwork archaistic chilong framing a rectangular panel, inscribed on one side with the characters zhaijie, which may be translated as “abstinence”, which is repeated in Manchu on the reverse. The stone is of an even greenish-yellow tone with dark russet inclusions.
2 in. (5 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Hong Kong private collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 3021
Brought to you by
Yunhan Sun (孫蘊涵)Junior Specialist
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