A WELL-CARVED GREENISH-WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE18TH CENTURYThe plaque is carved in relief on one side with Bodhidharma balancing on a reed above stylized waves, with his left hand holding a book and his right clutching a crescent-shaped staff, all below ruyi-form clouds. The reverse is inscribed in the center with an excerpt from a Zen Buddhist sutra encircled by a twenty-character phrase pertaining to death and reincarnation.4 5⁄16 in. (11 cm.) diam., zitan stand, brocade box