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TWO CELADON JADE ‘BIRD’ PLAQUES
SHANG DYNASTY - WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
each of flat elongated triangular section with angular
head and a pointed beak, carved with large eyes and
parallel lines delineating wings, the stone of yellowish-
green tone with areas of calcification
(2)
Length 9.3 and 9.2 cm, 3⅝ and 3⅝ in.
For a very similar bird pendant dated to the Western
Zhou Dynasty, see J. Rawson, Chinese Jade from the
Neolithic to the Qing, 1995, p.227; and for another, see A.
Salmony, Archaic Jades from the Edward and Louise B.
Sonnenschein Collection, 1952, pl. XLV11, no. 7.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
商至西周 玉鳥紋珮一組兩件
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TWO CELADON JADE ‘FISH’ PENDANTS
SHANG DYNASTY - WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
each with a flat arced body tapering to a pointed tail,
incised to both sides depicting the eyes, the edge of the
cheek and dorsal fins, the mouth pierced with a small
hole
(2)
Length 6.8 and 6.5 cm, 2⅝ and 2½ in.
LITERATURE
M. Gulbenkian, Archaic Jades, Ancient and Modern, Arts of
Asia, May-June 1983, p. 98.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
商至西周 青玉魚形珮一組兩件
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出版
M. Gulbenkian，《Archaic Jades, Ancient and Modern》,
Arts of Asia，1983年5月至6月， 第98頁
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A MOTTLED JADE REPTILE
SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER
the flattened body with three short horizontal ridges
showing the neck and tapering to a pointed tail, the snout
with an aperture, the stone a mottled beige tone
Length 11.4 cm, 4½ in.
For a similar carving of a gecko dated to the Late Shang
Dynasty, see Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum
of Art, 1996, cat. no.14.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
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