Lot 3076
Lot 3076
A YELLOW JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000
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A YELLOW JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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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
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