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FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE PENDANTS
Late Qing Dynasty
The crescent-shaped dragon-headed pendant carved on both sides
with stylized scrolls, the body tapering to a pointed end, the celadon
stone stained brown in areas; the chicken-headed pendant tapering
from the neck to a pointed end, drilled at the beak for stringing,
the celadon stone stained brown at the tip; the trapezoidal-shaped
pendants, one celadon green one dark brown, each with a curved
cutting edge, pierced with a hole at the butt end, the sides decorated
with a sinuous chi dragon; the rectangular pendant perforated on the
rounded end, carved with four archaistic characters on each side. (5)
Dragon xi pendant: 2 5/8in (6.7cm) long;
Chicken xi pendant: 2 7/8in (7.3cm) long;
Green axe pendant: 2 3/4in (7cm) long;
Brown axe pendant: 2 9/16in (6.5cm) long;
Rectangular pendant: 2 3/8in (6cm) long

$2,000 - 2,500

清末 仿古玉觿 玉鉞 共五件
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
Provenance:
Yamanaka & Company, New York
Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present
來源：
紐約山中商會
Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈
大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今
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The chicken-headed pendant compares closely to the fish-shaped xi
pendant found in the coffin of Pengfei, the tomb of Yirui Prince and his
wife, dated to 1540, illustrated in Jade Articles Unearthed from Tombs
of Seigniors of Ming Dynasty in Jiangxi Province, Beijing, 2014, p. 66,
together with a closely related dragon-shaped xi pendant.

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FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE ‘CICADA’ ORNAMENTS
Late Qing Dynasty
Each drilled with a channel at the mouth for stringing, the largest
carved in stylized form with large head and rounded eyes, the pale
celadon stone tinted brown in areas; one with rounded bulging body
and simply carved in stylized grooves, the stone stained black in most
areas; one of oval form with large protruding eyes, simply incised to
indicate wings and feet, the pale mottled stone stained black on the
top; the smallest of oval form with simple incised lines to indicate
wings and eyes, the celadon stone slightly degraded. (5)
1 3/8 to 2 3/8in (3.5 to 6cm) long
$1,000 - 1,500
清末 仿古玉蟬五件

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
Provenance:
Yamanaka & Company, New York
Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present
來源：
紐約山中商會
Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈
大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今
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