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A celAdON JAde dIsc, bI,
QIJIA culTuRe, cIRcA 2300-1500 bc

The jade disc has plain flat sides and the semi-translucent stone is of
pale greenish-yellow tone with opaque areas of dark brown and ivory
color. The surface bears an unctuous, naturally grown patina. The jade
is a variety probably obtained from central Asia through the mediation
of nomadic people who dwelled the steppes west of Qijia.

Provenance: A German private estate. Lempertz, Cologne, Germany,
Auction 1034, Asian Art, 13-14 June 2014, Lot 316. A private collector,
acquired from the above. (note that Lempertz has not dated this lot in
their catalogue)
condition: Natural flaws, areas of erosion and fissures, which may have
developed into minor losses and cracks, some nibbling to edges. The
stand with minor losses and areas of old repair.
Published: 4000 years of Chinese Archaic Jades, Prof. Filippo Salviati,
2017, page 87, nr. 98.

Weight: 545 g (the bi) and 393.5 g (the stand) 青玉璧，齊家文化，約公元前2300-1500
Dimensions: Diameter 17.5 cm (the bi), Height 28.3 cm (including the stand) 玉璧表面平整，半透明成淺綠色-黃色調，并有不透明的暗棕色和象牙色區域。表面
包漿光滑細膩。玉器可能是通過居住在齊家以西草原的游牧民族從中亞獲得的。
Supported by a late Qing dynasty carved hardwood stand with spiraling
clouds, lingzhi and crashing waves in high relief. (2) 來源：德國私人遺產。科隆Lempertz，拍賣場1034《亞洲藝術》，6月13-14日，拍
號316。私人藏家，來源如上。(請注意：Lempertz并沒有在其目錄中進行斷代)
品相：自然瑕疵‘侵蝕和裂縫，可能已經發展為較小的損失和裂縫，邊緣處有磕損。
AucTION ResulT 底座損失少但有舊時修補。
cOMPARIsON 重量：545克(璧)，393.5 克(底座)
Compare with a related bi at Christies 尺寸：直徑 17.5 厘米(璧), 高 28.3厘米(含底座)
拍賣結果比較：一件相似的玉璧于2018年11月28日香港佳士得《養德堂珍藏中國古
Hong Kong in Chinese Archaic Jades 玉器》第二部分，拍號2710，成交價HKD $187,500。
From The yangdetang Collection PArT
II, 28 November 2018, lot 2710, sold for estimate euR 3.000,-
HKD $187,500.
Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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