A ceremonial jade blade Gui-tablet Ming or Earlier. Carved to one side with a qilong climbing down and touching his paw onto a Gui tablet which appears to be rising from the ocea, the reverse a depiction of a start constellation with another depiction of the Gui tablet rising from waves underneath. Star constellation in the east known as "The Emperors Parasol" constellation. Later wood stand.
8 1/8" L., 20.6 cm.
Provenance: From A Chicago Collector
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