A WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE WITH DOUBLE-GOURDS AND 'ZHANGYI ZISUN' QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the white jade plaque decorated with five double-gourds of different sizes borne on leafy scrolls in low relief, set between two pairs of sinuous dragons in openwork above and below the central panel, the reverse carved with the raised characters Zhangyi zisun ('to benefit future generations forever')

Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1970s.