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A CELADON JADE CHU-STYLE A LARGE CELADON JADE CHU-
DISC, BI STYLE PENDANT, HUANG
EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD, EARLY TO MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD,
CIRCA 476-300 BC CIRCA 476-300 BC
The disc is carved on both sides with raised bosses in the form The arc-shaped pendant with serrated edges is carved on both
of comma spirals ecnlosing the central aperture between raised sides with raised bosses in the form of comma spirals, framed
borders. The stone is of sea-green tone with much of the areas within raised borders. The jade is of a dark celadon tone covered
covered under alteration. under russet alteration.
6 ⁄”ÿ in. (16.6 cm.) diam., box 12Ω in. (31.8 cm.) long, box
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HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000 HK$80,000-150,000 US$11,000-19,000
PROVENANCE PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993 Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993

During the Eastern Zhou period, Zhou rulers gradually lost their control Compare a similar, but slightly smaller (26.4 cm.) huang from the
of power, and the Chu State in the Yangzi River region grew rapidly. Yangdetang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November
The ‘animal-spirits worship’ of ancient Eastern China and the deep- 2017, lot 2776.
rooted ‘bi-disc worship’ enjoyed a renaissance. Hubei, Hunan and Anhui
were the centre of the Chu culture. At some unknown location a jade
mine of grass-green coloured nephrite was uncovered, and the Chu 戰國早中期 青玉楚式穀紋大璜
people used it to make sizeable grain-patterned bi discs, such as the
present lot, and grain-patterned huang pendants, such as lot 2732 in
this sale. compare a larger disc (21.7 cm.) similarly carved with a large 來源
central aperture from the Yangdetang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong 藍田山房舊藏，1993 年購於香港
Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2777.
比較養德堂舊藏風格近似但略小的一件楚式穀紋璜（21.7 公分），
2017 年 11 月 29 日於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品 2776 號。
戰國早中期 青玉楚式穀紋璧

來源
藍田山房舊藏，1993 年購於香港

東周時，周天子的勢力漸衰，長江流域楚國迅速茁壯，遠古華東「物精
崇拜」及深厚的「崇璧文化」再度復興。湖北、湖南、安徽是楚文化的
核心地帶，不詳何處被發現草綠色的閃玉玉礦，楚人用之製作體量甚大
的穀紋璧，如此件玉璧，及玉穀紋璜（見本場拍賣拍品 2732 號）。比較
養德堂舊藏形制風格類似但較大的一件楚式穀紋璧（21.7 公分），2017
年 11 月 29 日於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品 2777 號。

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