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LOT 1974
Chinese Hardstone Plaque Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (46 grams, 59 x 39 mm).
Obverse with high-relief scene of a crane and a running dog, reverse with recessed panel and four columns of reserved text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris gallery, 1980-1990.
From a Parisian collection.
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