清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉牌兩件

the first carved with a female immortal holding a branch of lingzhi, the reverse carved with a four-character seal mark reading zai lai hua jia (wishing you another 60 years), the stone of even white color; the second carved with a flowering chrysanthemum branch, the reverse with flowering prunus, the stone of even white color with milky white inclusions (2)

Arthur Campbell 收藏
現藏家購於1970年代後期

There are scattered minor nicks to the edges of both plaques. The second plaque, with a tiny chip to the scroll border along the top.
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The plaque with the female immortal bearing a four-character seal mark reading zai lai hua jia (wishing you another 60 years) was intended as a birthday gift.