A rare white and russet jade reticulated 'mythical beast' plaque


Ming DynastyOf crescent shape, exquisitely carved in openwork with a xiezhi poised looking back and upwards with its menacing jaws open, gazing at a tree-top with its leaves cleverly denoted in russet, reserved against a pierced fretwork, the reverse with a lipped rim double-pierced at both ends, the stone except the leaves of translucent white tone with very minor russet inclusions, box. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) long (2).
|明 白玉帶皮鏤空雕瑞獸月牙形帶飾Provenance:Durwin Tang Collection來源：鄧德雍收藏Compare with a related white jade openwork belt plaque with a qilin amidst trees and foliage, Ming dynasty, illustrated by M.S.L.Liu, In Pursuit of Fine Jades: Ming Court Belt Plaques, Hong Kong, 2018, pp.92-93, no.10. See also a related crescent-shaped white jade 'mythical beast' openwork plaque, Xuande mark and period, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Han to the Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.23, figs.3(a-b), which was later sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1941.參考一件明代白玉鏤空雕麒麟紋帶板, 見劉瑞隆著，《揅琳玉集一明代宮廷玉帶板》，香港，2018年，頁92至93，編號10。另可參考一件宣德款白玉月牙形鏤空瑞獸紋帶板，見屈志仁著，《Chinese Jades from the Han to the Ch'ing》，紐約，1980年，頁23，圖3（a-b），旋售於佳士得香港，2013年5月29日，拍品1941。