A LARGE CARVED WOOD CONGRATULATION PLAQUEChina, Qing dynasty, 19th centuryRectangular shape, the floral relief arabesque enclosing inscriptions, including the central one with the larger characters æ–国耆英 (Zhang guo qi ying).70 x 205 x 5 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.Large plaques with this inscription were made to honor a person of particular value on his seventieth birthday, an age particularly revered in China since ancient times.