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A GREENISH-YELLOW JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The pendant of arc-shape has a suspension hole in front of the head, and the tail has
a cutting edge to be used as a tool. The features are well defined in grooved lines, and
the stone is of greenish-yellow tone with extensive opaque alteration.
3¡ in. (8.7 cm.) long, cloth box

$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
Baron Klaus-Detlof (1894-1991) and Baroness Irene (1908-2007) von Oertzen
Collection.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 113 (part).
LITERATURE:
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no.
A59, p. 51.

晚商/西周早期 玉魚形珮

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A PALE GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' PENDANT
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The flat pendant is carved in openwork on both sides as a dragon shown in profile, its
scrolled body carved with scales and detailed markings. The stone of greyish-white
tone has areas of russet and brown color.
4æ in. (12 cm.) long, pawlonia wood box

$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Hans Conried (1917-1982) Collection.
EXHIBITED:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chinese Jade from Southern
California Collections, 1976-1977.
LITERATURE:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Chinese Jade from Southern California
Collections, Los Angeles, 1976, p. 29, H29.
Pacific Asia Museum, Chinese Jade: The Image Within, Pasadena, 1986, p. 46.
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宋/明 玉雕仿古龍形珮