A CELADON JADE ‘CRANE AND LOTUS’ PLAQUE, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. Well carved and finely reticulated to depict two cranes amid dense clusters of furled leaves and curved stems issuing lotus blossoms above neatly incised waves. The translucent stone of a good celadon tone with icy inclusions.Provenance: From an old private collection in Berlin, Germany, assembled before 1950.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small nicks, tiny nibbles, and a minor chip along the edges, most of which have smoothened significantly over time. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 43.1 gDimensions: Length 8.5 cmLiteratureparison:Compare two related plaques dated to the Yuan dynasty, one illustrated by James C. Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, no. 40, and another in the British Museum, illustrated by Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p. 335, fig. 1.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s London, 12 November 2010, lot 1093Price: GBP 3,750 or approx.EUR 5,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A celadon jade oval plaque, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Note the smaller size (6.8 cm)元至明代青玉透雕蘆雁穿蓮紋佩中國，1279-1644年。透雕河塘莲花，一芦雁急飞入荷花丛中，气氛紧张，雕刻精细，磨工精湛，具有良好青色調半透明玉料，帶有白色絮狀物。