元 青玉鏤雕鷹雁紋牌

of oval form, carved in openwork with a wild goose being attacked by a hawk against a ground of lotus leaves and blossoms, the stone with enhanced brown striations

There are some minor nicks along the edges, but overall the plaque is in good condition.
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During the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties, a hawk attacking a goose was a popular motif in Northern China and Manchuria where it was emblematic of spring.  See Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, no. 218. By the Ming dynasty, the hawk appears to have disappeared.