CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE / HARDSTONE TIGER PLAQUES

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC HAN DYNASTY STYLE) PAIR OF MIRROR-IMAGE FLAT PLAQUES CARVED FROM MOTTLED DARK GREY AND RUSSET JADE / HARDSTONE (NEPHRITE) IN THE FORM OF SNARLING TIGER (HU) HEADS WITH OPEN JAWS THE OBVERSE DETAILED WITH LOW-RELIEF VOLUTES AND ARCHAIC LINEAR MOTIFS, THE REVERSE OF EACH PLAQUE CENTERED WITH A CIRCULAR MEDALLION ENCLOSING A MYTHICAL BEAST ENCIRCLED BY AN ARCHAIC SEAL-SCRIPT INSCRIPTION 8 X 6.75 IN