A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE FLOWER-SHAPED PLAQUE

YUAN/MING DYNASTY

Formed as a flower with seven petals, with a narrow, flattened rim, pierced with a single hole to the centre, 4.3cm.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., 7th June 2004. A copy of the invoice is available.

Cf. Six jade flowers of this type are illustrated in Jades from China, no. 256; a full essay on jade flowers can be read in Cheng Te-K'un, Jade Flowers and Floral Pattern in Chinese Decorative Art.