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A RARE CALCIFIED JADE DISC, BI
Late Warring States/Western Han Dynasty
Carved on each side in low relief with a dense pattern of comma-
shaped whorls between ridged bands at the rim and centre, the stone
of beige-white tone, box.
14.3cm (5 5/8in) diam. (2).
£2,500 - 3,500
CNY23,000 - 32,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
戰國晚期/西漢 玉穀紋璧
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter
Exhibition, London, 2011, no.61.
展覽著錄:Roger Keverne Ltd.,《冬季展覽》,倫敦,2011年,
編號61
For a similar jade bi disc, Warring States period, see Illustrated
Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artefacts in the National Palace Museum,
Taipei, 1982, pl.62. See a related jade disc formerly in the Mr and
Mrs Malcolm E. McPherson collection (14.5cm diam.), Western Han
dynasty, carved with ‘comma’ spirals on the surfaces, which was sold 3
at Christie’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 481.
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A RARE PALE GREEN JADE SLIT DISC, JUE
Spring and Autumn Period
Of circular form, pierced with a hole in the centre with a slit through the
edge, one side incised with a stylised dragon, the stone of pale green
tone.
3.5cm (1 3/8in) diam.
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,200 - 11,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
春秋 玉龍紋玦
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter
Exhibition, London, 2011, no.60.
展覽著錄:Roger Keverne Ltd.,《冬季展覽》,倫敦,2011年,
編號60
See a pair of jade slit discs, Eastern Zhou dynasty, in the National 4
Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Art in Quest of Heaven and
Truth – Chinese Jades through the Ages, Taipei, 2011, pl.5-5-6. See
also a similar jade slit disc, Spring and Autumn period, illustrated by
R.Keverne, Jade, London, 1995, p.343, fig.3; see also a pair, Eastern
Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic
to the Qing, London, 1995, p.243, no.14:9.
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AN ARCHAIC JADE BEAD AND TWO HARDSTONE BEADS
Zhou Dynasty
The jade bead of tapering cylindrical form, hollow through the centre,
incised around the exterior with continuous archaic scrolls, the stone
of dark-green tone with beige inclusions, visible traces of red pigment
remaining; the two hardstone beads of rectangular form with an
aperture drilled through each, the exterior carved with scroll patterns,
two fitted boxes.
The largest, 4.5cm (1 3/4in) long. (5).
£1,200 - 1,500
CNY11,000 - 14,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 5
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