A RARE SET OF SIX PLAQUES FROM A CELADON JADE BOOK
19TH CENTURY
A RARE SET OF SIX PLAQUES FROM A CELADON JADE BOOK 19TH CENTURY Comprising six double-sided pale greyish-green translucent jade rectangular plaques incised and gilded on either side in clerical script with various sutras, the front cover incised with a pair of descending five-clawed dragons confronting a rectangular cartouche inscribed Yu Zhi Qing Wen Fan Yi Quan Cang Jing Xu (Preface to the complete translation of Tibetan sutras into Manchu), the scene set against a dense ground of swirling clouds and above a central rocky outcropping emerging from crashing waves, the back cover incised with an overall design of swirling clouds 5 7/8 x 3¼ in. (14.8 x 8.2 cm.), fitted wood box (6)
A RARE SET OF SIX PLAQUES FROM A CELADON JADE BOOK
19TH CENTURY
A RARE SET OF SIX PLAQUES FROM A CELADON JADE BOOK 19TH CENTURY Comprising six double-sided pale greyish-green translucent jade rectangular plaques incised and gilded on either side in clerical script with various sutras, the front cover incised with a pair of descending five-clawed dragons confronting a rectangular cartouche inscribed Yu Zhi Qing Wen Fan Yi Quan Cang Jing Xu (Preface to the complete translation of Tibetan sutras into Manchu), the scene set against a dense ground of swirling clouds and above a central rocky outcropping emerging from crashing waves, the back cover incised with an overall design of swirling clouds 5 7/8 x 3¼ in. (14.8 x 8.2 cm.), fitted wood box (6)
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