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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A GREY JADE ‘FROG’ PENDANT
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, DAWENKOU CULTURE
the rectangular plaque pierced with a central hole and a
smaller one near the rear end, carved in low relief on both
sides with a stylized frog, the opaque stone of whitish-grey
tone
4.5 cm, 1¾ in.
EXHIBITED
Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 51.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,400

新石器時代大汶口文化 灰白玉蛙紋珮
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展覽：
Angus Forsyth 及 Brian McElney，《Jades from China》
740 ，東亞藝術博物館，巴斯，1994年，編號51
PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A SET OF EIGHT CALCIFIED JADE BEADS AND
A TURQUOISE BEAD
PROBABLY HAN DYNASTY OR EARLIER
comprising seven jade beads of cylindrical form and one with
a splayed outline; the turquoise bead similarly carved with a
cylindrical body
largest 2 cm,¾ in.

HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550
或漢或更早 玉珠八顆 及 綠松石珠一
顆

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A CELADON JADE CONG
POSSIBLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD
the one-tiered cong of square section, pierced through the
centre with a cylindrical aperture
6 cm, 2⅜ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
或新石器時代 青玉琮

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