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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 戰國晚期至西漢早期 青白玉龍首帶鉤 PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 西漢 玉雕三靈紋劍璏
A RARE PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT 來源： A FINELY CARVED JADE ‘THREE GUARDIANS’ 來源：
HOOK, 2000年前購於香港 SCABBARD SLIDE, 2000年前購於香港
LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD - EARLY WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY 展覽： 14 cm 展覽：
11.5 cm 《金木水火土：香港文物收藏精品展》，香港藝術 《金木水火土：香港文物收藏精品展》，香港藝術
館，香港，2001-04年 PROVENANCE 館，香港，2001-04年
PROVENANCE Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 2000.
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 2000.
EXHIBITED
EXHIBITED Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collection in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong
Collection in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2001-04.
Kong, 2001-04.
HK$ 300,000-500,000
HK$ 300,000-500,000 US$ 38,400-64,000
US$ 38,400-64,000
Superbly carved in high relief depicting the ‘Three Guardians
of Directions’, the Blue Dragon in the centre, with a
bifurcated tail, confronted by the Red Bird and White Tiger,
the present scabbard slide shows remarkable details,
representing the mastery of Han-dynasty jade carvers. A
similar scabbard slide but carved with two dragons, dating
mid-Western Han dynasty, was excavated in Hongtushan,
Shandong province, illustrated in Yang Boda, Zhongguo yuqi
quanji [Complete collection of Chinese jades], vol. 4, Hebei,
2005, no. 122.
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