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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SOUTH BAY, CALIFORNIA
COLLECTOR
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TWO JADE CARVINGS
Neolithic or later
Including a hoof-shaped ornament of tubular form flaring towards the
top and finished with a sloping edge, the narrower end pierced with
two holes, the yellow stone with russet mottling; and a bi disc with a
large central aperture with a beveled edge, the stone a mottled dark
green hue with ivory-toned patches.
4 1/4in (10.8cm) high; 6 1/8in (15.6cm) diam. (2).
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$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance:
Jade bi disc:
Butterfields & Butterfields, San Francisco, prior to 2003

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JUNG YING TSAO
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A GREEN JADE BI DISC
Probably Western Zhou dynasty
The thick, plain circular disc with a central aperture unevenly carved on
both sides, finished with a rounded outer edge, the dark green stone
transmuting to beige and russet at the surface.

6 3/8in (16.2cm) diam.
$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance:
Christie’s, New York, 17 September 2008, lot 339
Jung Ying Tsao (1929-2011), thence by descent
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PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
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TWO JADE BRACELETS
17th century, or later
The first of predominantly dark brown color, the rounded exterior
side neatly carved in relief with characters in seal script; the second
undecorated, the stone a pale celadon shade mottled with russet
patches.
3 1/4in (8.2cm); 3 3/8in (8.5cm) outer diam.
2 5/8in (6.7cm); 2 3/4in (7cm) inner diam. (2).
33 $1,200 - 1,800

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