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THREE SMALL JADE ‘DRAGON’ DISCS, BI
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
The three circular discs intricately carved on both sides with stylised
dragon scrolls; the largest disc carved in low relief of a light yellow
tone, 4.8cm (2in) diam.; the second, of a greenish-yellow tone
suffused with russet inclusions, 4.3cm (1 3/4in) diam.; and the third, of
dark-yellow jade showing patches of reddish-brown and opaque buff
inclusions, 3.4cm (1 1/4in) diam. (3).
HK$70,000 - 100,000
US$9,000 - 13,000
Provenance:
Kalam Cheung, Hong Kong, 1987 (smallest)
Cheung Tao Yin, Hong Kong, 1982 (middle)
Sotheby’s New York, 4 December 1984, lot 87 (largest)
The Songzhutang collection, nos.34, 36 and 37
Published and Illustrated:
T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The Songzhutang Collection of Jade,
Hong Kong, 2011, pls.34, 36 and 37
See an example of a small bi disc, Warring States period, illustrated
by Sun Qingwei, Jades of Warring States Period, Taipei, 2007, p.67,
pl.16. See also a small jade bi disc similarly decorated with stylised
dragons, late Spring and Autumn period, illustrated by Wu Tanghai,
Jades of Spring and Autumn Period, Taipei, 2010, p.87, pl.22.
東周 龍紋小玉璧三件
來源:
香港張嘉琳先生舊藏,1987年(小)
香港張陶然先生舊藏,1982年(中)
紐約蘇富比,1984年12月4日,拍品編號87 (大)
松竹堂收藏,編號34,36及37
出版及著錄:
霍滿棠,《韞玉生輝 - 松竹堂珍藏玉器》,香港,2011年,圖版34
,36及37
此拍品包含三件小玉璧。分別為黃玉、青黃玉及淺黃玉質,均有鈣化
受沁之象。黃玉璧局部白化,雙面交錯使用浮雕和陰刻刀法雕變形龍
紋圖案。青黃玉璧局部沁褐斑,雙面陰刻多組變形龍紋。淺黃玉璧局
部白化,雙面以淺浮雕工藝飾隱起的變形龍紋。三件玉璧整體器型規
整,紋飾精細,製作十分精美,為典型春秋戰國時期常見形制。
戰國時期形制較小的玉璧可參照震旦藝術博物館一例,著錄於孫慶
偉,《戰國玉器》,台北,2007年,頁67,圖版16。另參看一件春秋
晚期之例,飾相類紋飾,見吳棠海,《春秋玉器》,台北震旦藝術博
物館,2010年,頁87,圖版22。
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