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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)







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          A YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE          A GROUP OF IVORY AND BUFF-     EIGHT JADE ORNAMENTS
          PENDANT                         COLORED JADE BEADS AND         NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU
          NORTHEAST CHINA, 3RD-2ND        BUTTONS                        CULTURE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
          MILLENNIUM BC                   NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU     The group comprises an arc-shaped
          The thick, flattened, tapering pendant is   CULTURE, 3RD MILLENIUM BC  ornament with perforations at either end,
          drilled for suspension through the broad   The group comprises three cylindrical beads,   probably half of a bracelet; two flattened
          end and the stone has extensive areas of   a spherical bead, a large domed button,   disc-shaped pendants with central
          blackish-brown staining. Together with a   five small domed buttons, and two small   perforations; two awl-shaped pendants; a
          semi-translucent white jade adze, Northwest   compressed spherical buttons. Together with   flattened pendant with pronged end; a thick
          China, 3rd-2nd millennium BC, with broad,   a buff-colored oblong jade ornament with   ornament with rounded side and flat reverse,
          angled cutting edge and gently tapering   rounded top, with perforations through the   drilled through one end for suspension; and
          rounded point at the opposite end.  angled ends and flat back.  a handle-shaped implement. Together with
                                                                         four mottled buff and ivory-colored jade
          3¿ in. (8 cm.) high, cloth box   (2)  The largest, 1º in. (3.2 cm.) diam.   (13)
                                                                         flattened ornaments, Northeast China, late
                                                                         3rd-2nd millennium BC, including two of
          $5,000-7,000                    $5,000-7,000
                                                                         irregular rounded-rectangular shape with
                                                                         two perforations and one of irregular oval
          PROVENANCE:                     PROVENANCE:
          The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.  The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.  shape with four perforations, each with subtly
                                                                         notched sides; and a disc of rounded-square
                                                                         shape with central perforation.
          中國東北部 公元前三至二千紀 黃綠玉珮             新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三千紀              The largest, 6æ in. (15.7 cm.) high, cloth box
                                          象牙色及灰褐色玉珠及玉鈕一組                                            (12)
                                                                         $6,000-8,000
                                                                         PROVENANCE:
                                                                         The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

                                                                         新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三至二千紀
                                                                         玉飾八件































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