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A JADE DISC, BI, AND A JADE RING,
HUAN
Warring States/Han Dynasty or later
The first of plain circular form, carved from a
mottled brown/black stone; the second also 459
of plain form, from a greyish/spinach green
tone with mottled inclusions and traces of
calcification.
The huan: 5.8cm (2 1/4in) diam. (2).
£500 - 800
HK$5,300 - 8,500 458 * 459
CNY4,400 - 7,100 THREE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS A JADE RITUAL AXE, YUE
Including: a yellow jade cong, a dark green Neolithic style
Provenance: according to the collector’s jade ritual axe and a mottled jade huang The rectangular form with three curved,
notes, pendant, one fitted box. The cong: 9.5cm (3 gently bevelled edges and a centred large
The jade ring, huan acquired from Schulman 3/4in) diam. (4). circular aperture with interior ridge, the stone
Coin & Mint, Inc., New York, The Howard D. of mottled green, russet and tan colouration
Gibbs Estate, Part VI: Chinese Jade And The £2,000 - 3,000 with white calcified inclusions throughout.
Orient March 20, 21, 1972, lot no. 244. HK$21,000 - 32,000 18.5cm (7 1/4in) high x 16.5cm (6 1/2in)
CNY18,000 - 26,000 wide
The jade disc, bi, from Schulman Coin &
Mint, Inc., New York, The Howard D. Gibbs The Property of a Gentleman £1,000 - 1,500
Estate , Part III: Coin and Primitive Money, HK$11,000 - 16,000
January 26, 27, 1971, lot no. 243. CNY8,800 - 13,000

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