A group of four jade carvings


The first a circular bi disk incised to verso and recto in four shou medallions, the stone of gray hue mottled in icy inclusions; the second a belt buckle rendered as a monkey riding a horse reversed by a hook and nodule incised as a beast head and a mallow blossom, the stone of translucent white color flecked in black inclusions; the third a wide plaque of thin trapezoidal section reticulated as confronting catfish separated by vine and lotus scroll work, the stone of uniform gray hue marked in patches of icy inclusions; the fourth a small curved spoon of Mughal inspiration, the underside incised in repeating leafy patterns, the stone of greenish tinged gray hue.3 7/8in (10cm) width of third and largest