de forme circulaire aux bords mouvementés, sculptée et ajourée des deux côtés de deux personnages à l'expression rieuse, galopant sur des nuages tourbillonnants, l'un tenant une boîte couverte, l'autre brandissant une longue tige de lotus

The plaque is in overall good condition. The colour of the stone is a warmer white, less blue tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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