A WHITE JADE THREE-PAGE ALBUM INSCRIBED WITH IMPERIAL POETRY INSCRIPTION 'IN THE DEEP REALM OF THE CAVE' 白玉御製詩‘御題洞天深處’冊頁一套三件 The jade miniature booklet consists of three pages. One page features an engraved standing dragon amidst fiery clouds, while another depicts two five-clawed dragons writhing amidst dense clouds on either side of a calligraphy titled 御题洞天深处. The third page contains an imperial poem, with a border of swirling vine patterns. Size: 4.1x4cm PROVENANCE Acquired in Singapore in the 1990s. 90年代購於新加坡 NOTE Bonhams, Hong Kong, Sale May 2019, lot 120 is inscribed with the same imperial poem, in paper form

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