An important Chinese Qing dynasty green-white jade shaped rectangular pendant plaque, 18th/19th century one side is carved in low relief with two birds in mirrored stance, and on the reverse with an auspicious square four-character seal within an intaglio border, and above on both sides with a lingzhi panel. The semi translucent stone is of even green-white colour. 5.7 x 4.8 cm. Cf. 15 similar pendant plaques in the Lizzadro collection sold at Christies Ny, 2013. Provenance: Purchased by our vendor from Ada Lum Antiques in the Mandarin Hotel Hong Kong in 1973 reputedly for equivalent NZ$5000.