A pale green jade 'pheasant' plaque

Yuan Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty
Of oval form, exquisitely carved and pierced with the pheasant in the centre perched on a leafy branch with its head turned backwards, amongst intertwined vines of camellia blossoms and leaves, the stone of an even pale green-white tone.
8.9cm (3 1/2in) wide

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Compare with a similar pale green jade plaque with a pheasant, Yuan dynasty, illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, p.329, no.245. Another similar jade plaque with pheasant, Jin dynasty, is illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.337, no.25:14. See also a similar jade plaque, Jin/Yuan dynasty, illustrated in Spink & Son Ltd., Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection, London, 1991, no.79.