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The present openwork plaque features a qilin amidst dense foliage. The mythical animal is seen resting on the horizon decorated with rocks and plants, setting against a background decorated with banana leaves and lingzhi motifs.
Compare to a rectangular white jade openwork belt plaque, featuring a qilin under similar background, illustrated in In Pursuit of Fine Jades-Ming Court Belt Plaques, Hong Kong, 2018, pp.92-99, no.10.
Compare to a rectangular white jade openwork belt plaque, featuring a qilin under similar background, illustrated in In Pursuit of Fine Jades-Ming Court Belt Plaques, Hong Kong, 2018, pp.92-99, no.10.
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Lot 1136
Sale 23837
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘QILIN’ BELT PLAQUE
Estimate: HKD 80,000 - 120,000
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