A group of five Chinese white jade rectangular plaques

The group comprises: a plaque carved with Laozi on a waterbuffalo to one side and a poetic inscription to the other; a plaque carved with three boys at play with a jar; a plaque carved with a guardian to one side and the other with an auspicious phrase; a plaque carved with a boy and a cart to one side and an auspicious wish to the other; and a pale celadon and russet plaque carved with bats and peaches.

The ‘Laozi’ plaque: 6 cm. high The ‘boys’ plaque: 5.8 cm. high The ‘guardian’ plaque: 5.5 cm. high The ‘boy and cart’ plaque: 5 cm. high The ‘bats and peaches’ plaque: 5.5 cm. high