Chinese Jade Nine Ranks Book Plates with Box
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This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid across the United States. The current bid is $5 and 1 bid has been placed. BidProwl's deal score puts it at 8/100, which scores below the median for general surplus.
Description from HiBid
LOT OF NINE CHINESE HARDSTONE PLATES/TABLETS REPRODUCING AN IMPERIAL STYLIZED MANUSCRIPT REPRESENTING THE NINE RANKS OF THE CHINESE OFFICIATING SYSTEM (JIUPIN ZHONGZHENG ZHI). CRAFTED FROM A CELADON-WHITE SIMULATED JADE MATERIAL SHOWING ARTIFICIAL OR NATURAL RUSSET INDENTATIONS, HIGH-IRON STAINING, AND AREAS OF GREY VEINING, NOTING THAT THE PHYSICAL COMPOSITION SCRATCHES EASILY UNDER TESTING. ONE SIDE OF EACH PLATE FEATURES INCUT SECTIONS DEPICTING INTRICATE FIVE-CLAWED IMPERIAL DRAGONS CHASING FLAMING PEARLS AMIDST CLOUD SCROLLS. THE OPPOSITE REVERSE SIDE OF EACH PLATE IS INCUT WITH FOUR-CHARACTER LINES OF FORMAL ZHUANSHU (SEAL SCRIPT) EMBEDDED TEXT SPECIFYING EACH RANK. HOUSED IN A FITTED, MANUALLY RECESSED RECTANGULAR GEOLOGICAL VEINED STONE DISPLAY BOX WITH A MATCHING LID BORDER HANDLE...
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