Lot 159. A reticulated white jade 'bird and flowers' plaque, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 5.6 by 6.6 by 0.5 cm. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022

of rectangular form, finely reticulated with a crested bird stretching its wings amongst large sprays of flowers and foliage, the plumage detailed with cross-hatching and striations, all framed within a border of indented circles.

Provenance: Pin Chen Tang, Hong Kong, 18th February 1993.

Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 25:24.

Exhibited: British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022