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A RARE CELADON JADE BIRD- 西周 青玉鳥形冒
SHAPED FINIAL 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-771 BC) 2000年以前購自台北雲中居
The jade is finely carved in the round as a bird standing on its two 此玉冒最為特殊之處在於鳥脊上飛揚的羽毛。類似的表現手法
feet and tail, depicted with round eyes, a slightly hooked beak 見於商代，參考大英博物館藏一例玉鳥，造型扁平，細節以淺
and a crested crown. It is further decorated with upward turning
feathers to its body. 溝形凸起線表現，見 Jessica Rawson 著《Chinese Jades from the
17 in. (4.7 cm.) high, box Neolithic to the Qing》，倫敦，1995 年，圖版 11:3，頁 203-
204。而此玉冒則以近圓雕的方式呈現，局部細節則以典型的西
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000 周雙勾陰線手法呈現。
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei, prior to
2000
The present bird finial is closely related to an earlier Shang-
dynasty flattened bird finial in the British Museum, illustrated
by Jessica Rawson in Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the
Qing, London, 1995, pl. 11:3, pp. 203-204. Both the British
Museum example and the present finial share a similar profile
and the unusual design of upturned plumes on the backs of
the birds. However, the British Museum example is much
flatter and detailed with fine ridging, whereas the present finial
has a fuller three-dimensional presence with details incised
with double grooves that are characteristic of the Western
Zhou period.

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