AN AGATE 'LIU HAI' PLAQUE
AN AGATE 'LIU HAI' PLAQUE
Of oval outline, one face carved in low relief with a scene of Liu Hai opening a circular box to release his three-legged toad amid a cloud of vapor, the design highlighted by the caramel colored inclusions in the stone, the other face carved with characters in seal script reading Liu Hai xi chan (Liu Hai playing with his toad), strung with a bead and seed pearls.
1 7/8in (4.8cm) high
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AN AGATE 'LIU HAI' PLAQUE
Of oval outline, one face carved in low relief with a scene of Liu Hai opening a circular box to release his three-legged toad amid a cloud of vapor, the design highlighted by the caramel colored inclusions in the stone, the other face carved with characters in seal script reading Liu Hai xi chan (Liu Hai playing with his toad), strung with a bead and seed pearls.
1 7/8in (4.8cm) high