the pale celadon oval concave plaque worked with a beaded border framing a reticulated scene of a goose with an elongated curling neck entwined with long reeds, surrounded by lotus pads as well as a lotus bud and bloom

There are areas of shallow chips to the fragile extremities, particularly the underside of the beaded border, the most severe measuring approx. 3.7 cm. There is also an approx. 1 cm shallow chip to one 'bead' of the border with an associated crack of approx. 5 cm.
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