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AN ARCHAISTIC CREAM AND BROWN JADE SQUARE A GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RING, BI
CYLINDRICAL TUBE, CONG Han Dynasty
Ming Dynasty or later Each flat side with incised spiral bosses, the stone of a mottled deep
Together with a green and black jade sword slide, a rectangular green hue with tan flecks.
pendant and a green and russet cylindrical tube. 12.5cm (4 7/8in) diam.
6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (3).
£1,500 - 2,000
£1,500 - 2,000 CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
Provenance
Provenance Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and thence by descent.
Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and thence by descent.
For a similar bi disc, dated 4th-3rd century BC, see J. Rawson,
328 Chinese Jades form the Neolithic to the Qing, London 1995, pl. 15:2
A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
Ming Dynasty
The animal modelled recumbent with the long neck curled back over
the body, with the lion-like head bearing a single horn, the stone of a
greenish yellow hue and with mottled inclusions.
6cm (2 3/8in) wide

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

Provenance
Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and thence by descent.

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