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Ming Dynasty
Each of rectangular shape, intricately carved and pierced with a four-clawed coiling dragon striding amidst scrolling leafy scrolls, further embellished with birds, shou characters, and lotus floral heads at the corners, the stone of an even white tone. The largest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) wide. (4).
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明 白玉鏤雕穿花龍紋帶板 一組四件
Provenance: a Norwegian private collection, acquired while working at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing in the 1960s–1970s, and thence by descent
來源:挪威私人收藏,於1960至1970年代在北京挪威皇家大使館任職期間獲得,後由家族傳承迄今
Jade belt plaques, known from as early as the Northern Zhou period, remained highly fashionable through to the Ming dynasty. Throughout successive dynasties, jade belts were closely associated with the authority, rank, and social status of the ruling elite. The History of the Ming (明史), in the section on ceremonial and Court dress (與服志), records: 'Jade belts were permitted only for Emperors, officials of the first rank, princes and nobles, Imperial sons-in-law, or those to whom they had been specially bestowed by the Emperor' (凡帝王一品公侯伯駙馬或皇帝特賜方可用玉帶).
Compare with a similar white jade reticulated 'dragon' belt plaque, Ming dynasty, in the collection of Xi'an Institute of Cultural Heritage Preservation, illustrated in , vol.4, Beijing, 2010, p.35. See also a set of twenty white jade dragon belt plaques, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in (故宮博物院藏品大系:玉器編6), Hefei, 2011, p.180.
See a similar reticulated white jade 'dragon' belt plaque, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 2 November 2022, lot 259.