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ဏ ͣ A WHITE JADE MINIATURE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAN, Г ͣ A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND MASK' PLAQUE,
͗ WENGZHONG, մ ͗ WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

ॽ HAN DYNASTY ɛ the rectangular plaque finely carved on both sides with double-line incisions and bevelled cuts with two confronted dragons,
΀ finely rendered as a standing figure wearing a hat and long robes, his hands held in front of the chest and concealed under the loose Ꮂ intertwining with two smaller dragons with striated bands weaving between the bodies, the outer edges of the plaque notched and
sleeves, detailed with an incision on the reverse denoting a belt, portrayed with a stoic expression with facial features delicately picked ७ enhanced with mask patterns with bulging eyes
8.5 cm
out, horizontally perforated at the centre
3.9 cm ݛ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
Җ R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 20th August 1986.
PROVENANCE Ը๕j τܠჃdॲߒd1986ϋ8˜20˚
R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 20th August 1986. τܠჃdॲߒd1986ϋ8˜20˚ ኜ EXHIBITED ࢝ᚎj
British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.
EXHIBITED ࢝ᚎj ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d1995ϋ
British Museum, London, on loan, 1995. LITERATURE
ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d1995ϋ ̈وj
LITERATURE Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, ᖯಌdChinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing‘d
̈وj London, 1995, pl. 14:5 (illustration mirrored).
Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, ࡐ౱d1995ϋdྡو14:5€ྡ˪ˀໄ
London, 1995, pl. 19:7. ᖯಌdChinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing‘d HK$ 20,000-30,000
ࡐ౱d1995ϋdྡو19:7
HK$ 30,000-50,000 US$ 2,550-3,850
US$ 3,850-6,400

132 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡ፽ʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1293 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 133