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I found this white jade pendant? and would like some information about age and what it would be called. Also what is the cord that is attached represent. Does anyone know what the markings mean? Any info on this piece would be great. Thanks.

If it is Jade. . scratch test , the string is made in the fashion of the eternal knot.
The carving is not old.
Ernest

Hello there,

This jade plaque is ancient, carving and patina appear to be quite old, most probably Ming dynasty to early Qing,

Plaques with auspicious symbols were very popular during Ming and Qing dynasty, they were used as lucky charms tied to one's belt : the Da Ji mark (auspiciously), the two bats (also a lucky symbol) and the central double gourd shape (huluping)...

Knot is some kind of lucky knot as Ernest mentioned..,

Material appears to have been buried for some time..., you need to perform a hardness test (scratch test) to say if it is nephrite jade or just local good quality white jade (softer)... from picture it looks quite hard so the test should not be destructive...anyway look for sharp needle and apply with force on the back of the plaque... if it is nephrite you should not be able to scratch the surface of the jade, instead you should see some stainless steel mark on the jade surface.

Finally although this piece is interesting in many ways and defenetely worth collecting, carving style and work execution looks rough compared with the finest or higher priced jade plaque.

Good pick anyway.

Regards,
pipane

Hello even on this piece the piercing poses me a problem, it intervened on a drawing, yet these were long and difficult to do, the elders did not pierced by on a place carved

But I may be in error

Kind regards

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