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2712 fig. 1 Collection of Shanxi Provincial Museum
圖一 山西省博物館藏品
A SET OF FIVE CELADON JADE
‘MYTHICAL BEASTS’ PENDANTS

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Each of the mythical beasts is carved standing upright, detailed
with bulging eyes, curling tail and a snout-like nose, all strung
together in a row separated by rounded beads. The semi-
translucent stones range from a yellowish-celadon to white tone.
Together with two white jade dragon ornaments.
The larger: 1 º in. (3.5 cm.) high(7)

HK$400,000-600,000US$52,000-78,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1994

Compare to a jade beast of similar form, dating to the early
Warring States period, now in the Shanxi Provincial Museum,
illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji 3 – Chunqiu, Zhanguo, Hebei,
1993, p. 95, no. 150 (fig. 1).

戰國 青玉瑞獸珮一組五件

來源
1994 年購於香港

可參考山西省博物館藏一件回首玉獸，造型與本珮相似，定年戰國
早期，見 1993 年河北出版《中國玉器全集 - 3 - 春秋戰國》，頁
95，圖版 150 號（圖一）。

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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT, A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE DRAGON-
CHONGYA HANDLED DISC, YUAN

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC) SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)

The ornament is in the form of a coiled dragon, carved with its The circular disc is pierced with a central circle and decorated on

head on one end and terminating on the other with a pointed tail. each side with a band of comma spirals. The outer edges are set

Both sides of the body are decorated with ruyi-form motif. The with two dragon handles. Together with a rectangular bead.

semi-translucent stone is of a pale grey tone. Together with a pierced 3 in. (8 cm.) wide (2)

jade ruyi-form ornament. HK$100,000-150,000US$13,000-19,000

2 in. (5 cm.) (2)

HK$150,000-250,000US$20,000-32,000 PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1994

PROVENANCE 春秋 褐白玉龍耳瑗

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1996

戰國 白玉龍紋沖牙 來源
1994年購於香港
來源
1996年購於香港

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