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A RARE AND LARGE JADE ‘GRAIN-PATTERN’ DISC, BI
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
The circular disc with a small round perforation in the centre,
meticulously and crisply carved in high relief on both sides with an
abundant number of spiral ‘grain-pattern’ bosses, all within a raised
border at the outer and inner edges, the pale yellow stone enhanced
by the green and reddish-brown inclusions, wood stand.
17.6cm (7in) diam. (2).
HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
US$130,000 - 190,000
Provenance:
Acquired from the distinguished Hong Kong art dealer Lai Loy
(1926-2012) in 1978
The Songzhutang collection, no.33
Exhibited:
4000 Years of Chinese Jade, sponsored by the National Museum of
History, Taipei, September 1984 - April 1986; held in seven museums
across the United States and Central America, including:
1. Fresno Metropolitan Museum, California
2. The Oregon Historical Society
3. The Salt Lake Art Centre, Utah
4. The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Texas
5. Denver Museum of National History, Colorado
6. Chicago International Antique Show
7. The National Museum of Anthropology & Archaeology, Guatemala
Published and Illustrated:
Chinese Jade, Fresno Metropolitan Museum, California, 1984, no.54
T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The Songzhutang Collection of Jade,
Hong Kong, 2011, pl.33
東周 榖紋大玉璧
來源:
1978年得自香港著名古董商黎來先生(1926-2012年)
松竹堂收藏,編號33
展覽:
「中國四千年玉展」,台北國立歷史博物館,1984年9月至1986年4
月,借展博物館包括:
1. 加州弗雷斯諾大都會博物館
2. 波特蘭奧勒岡歷史博物館
3. 猶他州鹽湖城藝術中心
4. 德克薩斯州休士頓自然科學博物館
5. 科羅拉多州丹佛自然歷史博物館
6. 芝加哥國際古玩展
7. 瓜地馬拉國立考古暨人類學博物館
出版及著錄:
《Chinese Jade》,弗雷斯諾大都會博物館,1984年,編號54
霍滿棠,《韞玉生輝 - 松竹堂珍藏玉器》,香港,2011年,圖版33
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