A GROUP OF TEN ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS Qing Dynasty and later Comprising: a plaque of convex form, with pointed ends, carved on one side with an inscription reading Yuanping Bingshen, and on the reverse with Jun sima shi, the stone of pale green and russet tone; a white and brown jade plaque of rectangular shape, carved in low relief with stylised mythical beast masks; a green jade plaque of oval shape flanked by two C-shaped sections, decorated with comma-spiral patterns; a rectangular plaque with rounded corners, carved with a recumbent tiger, the stone of pale brown tone with beige inclusions; a white and russet jade plaque of trapezoidal shape, each side carved with a mythical beast mask; a brown jade plaque of arc-shape surmounted by five rounded projections, carved on one side with a mythical beast mask; a reddish-brown jade plaque of irregular form, the top shaped as a dragon head; a pale green and russet plaque with a tapering body and surmounted by a mythical beast head; a pale green jade plaque carved with S-shaped motifs; and a reddish-brown plaque of oval shape. The largest: 10cm (4in) wide. (10). Footnotes: 清及更晚 玉雕一組十件 款識：軍司馬使 元平丙申（其一） The inscription on the plaque of convex form could be translated as 'Military Commandant Envoy, Bingshen the Yuanming period'. For possible prototypes of the three plaques carved with mythical beast masks, see eight jade pendants carved with animal masks, late Hongshan culture, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Select Jade in the Palace Museum: The Spirit of Jade, I (故宮玉器精選全集：玉之靈 I), Taipei, 2019, pp.302-309. Compare the arc-shaped brown jade plaque with a jade amulet of similar shape, Qing dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, London (acc.no.1937,0416.31). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing