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A JADE BIRD-SHAPED PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The pendant is simplistically carved in the shape of a bird with a small head, outspread
wings and flaring tail, all of which are demarcated by incised lines and scrolls.There are
two minute apertures pierced through the point above its head. The surface has signs of
alteration.
1 √ in. (4.6 cm.) high, box
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000

PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993
A similar jade carving of bird in flight was excavated from Rui State tomb in Liangdai county,
Shaanxi province, illustrated in Golden Age of the Rui State, Shanghai, 2012,no.16 (fig. 1).
fig. 1
圖一
西周 玉鳥形珮

來源
藍田山房舊藏，1993 年購於香港

本玉鳥呈俯視飛翔狀。相似設計的玉鳥可參考一件著於《金玉年華：陝西韓城出土周代芮國文物
珍品》，上海，2012 年，圖版 16，頁 66（圖一）。

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