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A WHITE JADE DISC, BI, 清十八世紀
AND CARVED WOOD ‘XINIU’ 木雕犀牛望月架嵌白玉璧

STAND
來源：
QING DYNASTY, 18TH 好善簃收藏，倫敦

CENTURY

the white stone of circular form centred with an aperture, the
stand rendered with a crescent-shaped fitting rendered in
the form of cloud scrolls, supported by a recumbent mythical
bovine (xiniu) resting on jagged rockwork and depicted with
its head turned to its right and gazing upwards, all supported
on a four-legged stand
ring 4.7 cm, 1⅞ in.
overall 15.2 cm, 6 in.
PROVENANCE
Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art Ltd., London.
HK$ 80,000-120,000
US$ 10,300-15,400
A larger white jade archaistic bi disc in the Palace Museum,
Beijing, supported on a wood stand with similar cloud-scroll
carving, was included in the exhibition China: The Three
Emperors, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2006, cat. no.
200.

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