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41 A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE
CYLINDER
⓮ 䌱 SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER
ㆾ ⚻ of short tubular form with a lipped rim at each end, the thin walls
㚜 䬵 carved to the exterior with four low-relief Þ llets divided by a
㘂ġġġ ⼊ central horizontal ß ange in high relief, the ß ange accented with
梦 four evenly-spaced protruding rectangular tabs, the translucent
beige-celadon stone with swaths of opaque russet at one end

Width 2½ in., 6.3 cm

PROVENANCE
Galaxie Art & Gift Co. (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 3rd March 1988.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 85.
$ 20,000-30,000

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