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40      A GRAY AND CELADON JADE
                ‘BIRD’ BI DISC
       ␐ġġġ 䌱   ZHOU DYNASTY
           沍    the ß at ring carved with two integral bird-form appendages at
           䲳    ten and two o’clock, shown in proÞ le facing each other, each
           䑏    with the belly resting against the edge of the bi disc, its tail and
                clawed foot lifted at either end of the body, the raised head
                accented with a crest and a hooked beak, the stone stratiÞ ed
                with speckled gray, translucent celadon, and calciÞ ed beige
                layers

                Width 3⅝ in., 9.3 cm

                PROVENANCE                                  Ը๕
                Galaxie Art & Gift Co. (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 15th April 1988.   ňŢŭŢŹŪŦġłųŵġħġňŪŧŵġńŰįġĩġŃįġŌįġŘŰůŨġĪ炻楁㷗炻IJĺĹĹ⸜ĵ㚰IJĶ㖍
                Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)   ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ㫸暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻
                Irving, no. 87.                             䶐嘇Ĺĸ
                $ 6,000-8,000




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