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A WHITE JADE OVAL DISC
HEILONGJIANG AREA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD OR HONGSHAN
CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The oval disc has a central aperture. The stone is of an even white tone with a russet fissure
to one side and some faint milky-white and russet inclusions.
3 æ in. (9.5 cm.) long, box
US$11,000-15,000
HK$80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
Compare with a bi of similar shape dicovered at Mt Wenggeng, Tailai County, Helongjiang
Province, now in the Tailai County Museum and illustrated in Heilongjiang gudai yuqi, Beiing,
2008, p. 40 (fig. 1), which is slightly smaller in size (8.93 cm. long) and of green tone with
extensive russet inclusions. The quality of the current bi is exceptional with its even white tone and
unctuous texture.
fig. 1
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