Lot 187. A white jade 'zodiac' disc, bi, Qing Dynasty; 8.3cm diam. Estimate HK$150,000 - 300,000. Sold for HK$ 187,500 (€ 22,241). Photo: Bonhams.

Pierced in the centre with a movable taiji symbol, one side carved in low relief with a circular band comprising the twelve zodiac animals, above a band of bagua, the reverse with zhuanshu characters surrounding a similar bagua band.

Note: Compare with a much more elaborate Imperial reticulated jade ornament, also carved at the centre with a movable taiji symbol surrounded by bands of bagua and the twelve animals of the zodiac, with characters with the twelve-year cycle on the reverse, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 2008, p.108, pl.77.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014