Jadeite plaque

A jadeite decorative plaque of square format, pierced and carved on both sides with a design of children, birds, bats among lotus leaves and butts.  The sides are scalloped.  The stone is predominantly white in tone, with some large areas of vivid green.

Jadeite is a form of jade, the other being nephrite.  Jadeite is actually harder than nephrite, it measures 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, and is therefore considered to be a more valuable stone.  One of the characteristic colours of jadeite is a vivid apple green, as can be clearly seen on this plaque.

清晚期/翡翠镂空牌

此牌方形，取材糯种飘花翡翠，通体满雕蝙蝠、书简、童子、莲花、莲叶、灵芝及喜鹊，间以卷草纹连接，内容丰富而不混乱。其同时具备了福气、智慧、如意以及喜气等多重美好寓意。