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A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING A JADE CARVING OF A BIRD
OF A BIRD WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC Carved in the round as a seated bird, the delicately carved head
The jade is carved in the round as a standing bird with a tall with a small beak and round eyes, the body is detailed with wings
teardrop-shaped crest, a hooked beak, and an elongated tail, with and plumage culminating in an elongated tail. The figure is pierced
finely incised circular eyes and feathers. The stone is of a greenish- with an aperture at the bottom of its feet.
white tone with partially altered surfaces. 1 ¡ in. (3.3 cm.) wide, box
2 ¬ in. (6.7 cm.) high, box
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000
HK$30,000-50,000 US$3,900-6,500 PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991 Compare to a similar jade carving of a bird, excavated from the Rui state
tomb in Shaanxi Province, illustrated in Golden Age of the Rui State,
For a similar Western Zhou jade carving of a bird, compare a slightly Shanghai, 2012, no. 118, p.241.
smaller white jade example (4 cm. high) in the Zhouyuan Museum,
Shaanxi province, illustrated in Zhouyuan yuqi, Taipei, 1996, no. 49,
which also has a flattened form with a high crest.
西周 玉鳥
西周 玉鳥 來源
藍田山房舊藏，1992 年購於台北
來源 本玉鳥呈立姿，頭部略仰。相似姿態之玉鳥可參考一對著於《金玉年
藍田山房舊藏，1991 年購於台北
華：陝西韓城出土周代芮國文物珍品》，上海，2012 年，圖版 118，頁
近似例可比較一件現藏於陝西省寳鷄周原博物館，自扶風縣齊家十九號 241。
西周墓出土的白玉雄鳥（4 公分高），其姿態、冠及釘頭狀喙的處理方
式皆與此類似，見《周原玉器》，台北，1996 年，頁 101，圖版 49 號。

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