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203 *
           A YELLOW JADE BI-DISC AND A JADE
           MYTHICAL-BEAST PLAQUE
           Zhou/Han Dynasty
           The disc carved in shallow relief with archaic
           motifs of C-scrolls, the stone of pale yellow
           tone with russet and cream-white calcified
           patches; the plaque finely pierced and carved
           as a taotie mask, the stone of translucent grey
           tone with dark speckles.
           The disc, 5.8cm (2 1/4in) diam.; the plaque,
           5.5cm (2 1/8in) wide. (2).
           £3,000 - 5,000
           CNY27,000 - 45,000
           周/漢 黃玉玉璧及玉獸面紋珮一組兩件

           Provenance: C. T. Loo, New York, 1950
           (the plaque)
           Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur,
           Switzerland, and thence by descent

           Exhibited and Illustrated: C. T. Loo,
           Catalogue, New York, 1950,
           pl.56, no.4 (the plaque)

           來源：紐約古董商盧芹齋，1950年（玉珮）
           瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）
           舊藏，並由後人保存迄今

           展覽著錄：盧芹齋，《圖錄》，紐約，1950
           年，圖版56，編號4（玉珮）
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           Compare the mythical beast plaque to a
           related jade ornament with design of a dragon
           with one head and two bodies, Warring
           States period, from the Qing Court Collection,
           illustrated in The Complete Collection of
           Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (I),
           Hong Kong, 1995, p.193, no.161.

           A related green jade ‘dragon and phoenix’
           pendant, Warring States period, was sold at
           Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 38.
           204 *
           A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE
           TUBULAR BEAD
           Eastern Zhou Dynasty
           The expertly-hollowed cylinder carved around
           the exterior with five bands of raised concave
           ribs, the stone of pale yellow-white tone with
           dark-brown-russet patches.
           5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.
           £2,000 - 3,000
           CNY18,000 - 27,000
           東周 黃玉弦紋管形飾
           Provenance: C. T. Loo Chinese Art (Frank
           Caro), New York
           Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur,
           Switzerland, acquired from the above on    204
           12 April 1954, and thence by descent

           Exhibited and Illustrated: C.T.Loo Inc.,    來源：紐約古董商盧芹齋中國藝術        展覽著錄：盧芹齋，《An Exhibition of
           An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades, New   （Frank Caro）         Chinese Archaic Jades》，紐約，諾頓美術
           York, Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach,   瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）  館，西棕櫚灘，佛羅里達，1950年1-3月，
           Florida, January - March 1950, pl.XXXVI, no.6.   舊藏，於1954年4月12日購自上者，並由後人  圖版XXXVI，編號6
                                             保存迄今

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