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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 568

AN ARCHAIC JADE 'TIGER' PL AQUE, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD

AN ARCHAIC JADE 'TIGER' PLAQUE
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
東周 玉虎形牌

well carved as a four-legged beast in profile, the back arched slightly and the tail curled, finely incised with geometric patterns, the
stone of a semi-translucent buff to light brown color with some encrustation

Length 5½ in., 14 cm

Provenance
C. T. Loo & Cie., Paris.
Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871–1941), by 1935.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 15th November 1963, lot 203.
E&J Frankel, New York.

來源
盧芹齋，巴黎
Christian R. Holmes 夫人 (1871-1941) 收藏，1935年之前入藏
Parke-Bernet Galleries，紐約，1963年11月15日，編號203
E&J Frankel，紐約

Exhibition

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