WHITE JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON BOAT' PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
£1,260
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
清 白玉透雕龍舟玉牌
both sides similarly and finely pierced carved as a large barge with a dragon-headed prow and a scroll-form stern, powered by ten oarsmen intricately detailed along the sides and a boat hand holding a long pole to steer the boat, the stern with a large banner draped over the sides of the boat, the pagoda-like construction of the hull adorned with ceremonial canopies, banners and flag, the stone of even white colour
Dimensions
8.4cm wide
Footnote
Note: An unusual and larger (16.3cm wide) dragon boat, dated to the Qing dynasty, has similar decoration and design, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 Jun 2011, lot 3748.