An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century - image-1
An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century - image-2
An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century - image-1An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century - image-2

Lot 711 Dα

An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
08.06.2019, 13:00 - Chinese Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

An ivory abstinence placque. 18th/early 19th century

Of flat double gourd shape surrounded by vines, leaves, flowers and a smaller gourd, a bat, and a butterfly. On one side the Chinese characters "zhaijie" (abstinence), on the other side in Manchu script "bolgomi karga" (purity charm). Traces of red and green pigments.
Height 6.7 cm

清十八世紀/十九世紀早期 象牙滿漢文齋戒牌
來源:比利時私人收藏

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium