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ਠ ͗ A JADE CONG,
͋ ∑ LATE SHANG - WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY OR LATER
Ї perforated from both ends, of tall cylindrical form with a square cross-section, each corner carved with five registers of stylized masks

Г comprising a long horizontal band incised with two grooves, above two faintly incised circles with two short strokes forming the eyes,
մ wood stand
h. 11.3 cm
א PROVENANCE Ը๕j
˸ Chung Wah Pui, Hong Kong, 7th November 2002. ᒤശ੃d࠰ಥd2002ϋ11˜7˚

ܝ HK$ 200,000-300,000 ࢝ᚎj
US$ 25,500-38,300 ɽߵ௹ي᎜dࡐ౱d࠾࢝d2002-15ϋ

EXHIBITED
British Museum, London, on loan, 2002-15.
A Shang dynasty multi-tiered cong, probably with a similar patina,
was excavated in Jinsha, Chengdu; see Liangzhu and Ancient China:
The 5,000-Year Civilization Demonstrated by Jades, Beijing, 2019,
cat. no. 185. The Jinsha example, however, appears to be more
carefully shaped and is finely decorated with lightly incised horizontal
lines.

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