A RETICULATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR 'DRAGON' PANEL, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

A RETICULATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR 'DRAGON' PANEL

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 青玉透雕雲龍紋插屏

carved in multiple layers of high relief with a sinuous five-clawed dragon writhing in pursuit of a 'Flaming Pearl' against a dense field of clouds, flame scrolls peeling from the beast's scaly body, the claws energetically outstretched, the head separately carved with horns and a flamboyant mane and applied to the composition, the spaces between the clouds pierced, the stone an even moss-green color, wood stand (2)

Length 11¾ in., 29.8 cm