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134. An Archaic Jade Disc ( Bi )
Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
carved on both sides with small faceted bosses densely packed in a regular grid of incised lines
forming a pattern similar to woven matting, enclosed by narrow beveled borders, the translucent
yellowish green stone with dramatic russet and tan mottling, the surface highly polished.
Diameter 3 ⁄8 inches (9.9 cm)
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A smaller jade bi disc with very similar decoration is illustrated by Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art
Museum, Seattle, 1989, p. 47, no. 25b.

Гဏc͗ᓴcࢰ 9.9᩶Ϸ

135. An Archaic Jade Disc ( Bi )
Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
carved on both sides with small faceted bosses in a tight grid of incised lines framed by narrow
plain borders, the pale green stone showing cloudy tan areas and darker mottling.
Diameter 3 ⁄16 inches (9.7 cm)
13
A very similar jade bi is illustrated by Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, p. 47,
no. 25b.

Гဏc͗ᓴcࢰ 9.7᩶Ϸ

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