Two white jade saddle-shaped thumb rings


18th/19th centuryThe first, incised on the flattened side with an eight-character inscription reading e mo da yu yan ren zhi fei, translating 'No sin is greater than talking about others' sins', the translucent stone of an even pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) wide; the other, carved in high relief with a sinuous chilong with bifurcated tail, the stone of an even pale tone suffused with russet inclusions partially highlighting the relief dragon, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. (2).
|十八/十九世紀 白玉「惡莫大於言人之非」及浮雕螭龍紋馬鞍形扳指 一組兩件Provenance: an English private collection來源： 英國私人收藏