PALE CELADON ' SCHOLAR PLAYING MUSIC' JADE PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£1,250
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 青白玉雕文人撫琴詩文玉牌
carved on one side with a seated scholar playing the qin musical instrument, the other side with a corresponding poem, the stone of even pale celadon colour
Dimensions
6cm high
Footnote
Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in the collection of Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982), one of the most renowned Italian antique dealers