SET OF 3 CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE BAOCHAO PLAQUES

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY) AN ASSEMBLED SET OF THREE RECTANGULAR BEVELLED JADE-LIKE HARDSTONE PLAQUES / MONETARY TABLETS, PIERCED WITH LATERAL APERTURES AND COPPER WIRE COUPLINGS.EACH TABLET IS FINELY INCISED AND CARVED IN SHALLOW RELIEF AFTER QING DYNASTY PAPER CURRENCY (DAQING BAOCHAO, CIRCA 1850S) EACH MEASURES 5.5 X 9.5 IN