
AN ELEGANT WHITE JADE 'DRAGON PUZZLE' PLAQUE WITH ZITAN FRAME The white stone of exceptional quality, skillfully carved and composed of seven interlocking jade plaques, depicting two five-claw dragons chasing a flaming ball amidst swirling clouds and waves, bordered to the bottom with rocky formations, the reverse plain, set within a zitan wooden frame and further inserted into a dragon-headed zitan wood stand. 'Puzzle' plaque: 6 1/8 X 7 1/8in (15.5 x 18.1cm); Overall: 10 7/8 X 9 7/8 X 1 1/2in (27.6 x 25 x 3.8cm) Footnotes: 白玉雲龍趕珠紋拼圖 裝紫檀框 Compare a set of spinach green jade 'dragon puzzle' pieces later framed into an art nouveau style table, sold at Christie's Paris, 10 December 2020, lot 146. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing























