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DISQUE BI EN JADE JAUNE
Époque des Royaumes Combattants/Dynastie
Han (475 avant J.-C - 220 ap. J.-C)
A YELLOW JADE ‘GRAIN’ DISC, BI
Warring States Period/Han Dynasty (475 BC-
220 AD)
Finely carved in relief to each side with evenly
spaced ‘spiral grain’ bosses, between narrow
raised bands to the inner and outer rims, the
finely polished stone of yellowish green tone
with some areas of creamy russet inclusions.
12.1cm (4 6/8in) diam.
€3,000 - 5,000

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with a pale green jade ‘grain’
pattern bi disc of similar size and proportion,
late Warring States period, illustrated by Sun
Qingwei, Jades of Warring States Period,
Taipei, 2007, p.70, pl.19. See also an example
excavated from tomb no.6 in the burial site of
Zhongshanguo in Pingshan, Hebei Province,
illustrated by Gufang, The Pictorial Handbook
of Ancient Chinese Jades, Beijing, 2007,
p.180. A related jade ‘grain-pattern’ disc,
Warring States period, was sold at Bonhams
Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 35. See also
a related yellow jade disc, bi, Warring States
period, which was sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 9 October 2019, lot 207. 5
戰國/漢 黃玉谷紋璧
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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DISQUE BI EN JADE CALCIFIÉ
Époque des Royaumes Combattants
(475-221 avant J.-C)
A CALCIFIED JADE ‘GRAIN-PATTERN’ DISC,
BI
Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
The circular disc with a large central aperture,
crisply carved in relief to each side with neat
rows of spiral ‘grain bosses’ within gently
raised borders, the calcified stone of creamy
beige hue.
8.5cm (3 3/8in) diam.
€1,000 - 1,500

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
Compare with a related jade ‘grain-pattern’
disc, Warring States period, which was sold at
Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 34.
戰國 雞骨玉谷紋璧
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 6
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