Fine Jewels
拍品 683:
Comprising five celadon jade openwork plaques, with motifs well-carved in low relief on both sides:
a) Of stylized ‘Chilong’ design, carved as the auspicious creature’s head turned over its body, its chin resting atop the ‘Lingzhi’, representing longevity and brilliance;
b) Carved as triple eggplants borne on a leafy vine with tendrils trailing down the side, signifying fertility and growth of the family;
c) A belt buckle in flattened rectangular form, carved and pierced with a panel of “Lingzhi” along the sides, depicting a scene of a crane, the recumbent bird standing among a pine tree and its sprigs, on the reverse with an inscription "Fu Lu Yong Chang” in archaistic script, representing longevity, wealth and prosperity;
d) The jade plaque of circular form, carved in openwork with a dragon encircled its body, surrounded by a sea of clouds of scrolling patterns and scalloped edges, signifying swift career advancement;
e) The plaque carved and pierced as a fish nibbling on a lotus foliage, bearing the rebuses of wealth and surplus year-after-year (5)
