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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT P.
YOUNGMAN
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A LARGE WHITE JADE SWORD OR DAGGER GUARD
Western Han Dynasty or later
Of trapzoidal outline, one side carved with a large taotie
within a beaded edge, the other side with two coiling chilong
amidst cloud-form scrolling.
3 1/2in (8.8cm) across

$1,000 - 1,500
For a Western Han prototype with similar decoration to one
side, see Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue, Hong
Kong, 1991, Pl. 221

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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
P. YOUNGMAN
418
A SMALL CELADON AND RUSSET JADE SWORD
OR DAGGER GUARD
Han Dynasty or later
Of trapzoidal outline, one side carved with c-scrolls
forming a taotie within a beaded edge, the other side with
a single striding chilong also within a beaded edge.
2 1/4in (5.7 cm) across
$1,200 - 1,500
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