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A GROUP OF THREE JADE 西周 獸面形玉貝、玉牛面形珮及玉獸面各一
CARVINGS 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC 玉貝 : 藍田山房舊藏，1988 年購於澳門
The group comprises a small celadon jade carving of a shell with a 玉牛 : 養德堂舊藏，1989 年購於台北
small circular aperture drilled on one end for suspension; a buffalo- 玉獸面 : 藍田山房舊藏，1988 年購於澳門
head form pendant with a bi-conical hole drilled through the
bottom and the lower rear end for suspension; and an animal mask 河南三門峽虢國墓曾出土類似獸面形玉貝，載於《三門峽虢國墓》，北
ornament, with pierced for suspension on the reverse. 京，1999 年，圖版 70.7，編號 7（M2001:672）。比較山東滕州前掌大墓
Longest: 1 Ω in. (3.8 cm.) long, box (3) 地出土一件形式、風格近似的玉牛面形珮，見《滕州前掌大墓地》，北京，
2005 年，彩版 62 號。相似但略高浮雕的獸面玉飾可參考《金玉華年：陝
HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000 西韓城出土周代芮國文物珍品》，上海，2012 年，圖版 123（圖一）。

PROVENANCE
Jade shell: Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in
1988
Jade buffalo: Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1989
Jade Mask: Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in
1988

For a similar carving of a jade shell imitating a mask, see an example
excavated from the Guo State tomb in Sanmenxia, Henan province,
illustrated in Sanmenxia Guo Guo mu, Beijing, 1999, pl. 70, no. 7
(M2001:672). For a similar jade buffalo-head form pendant, refer to an
example excavated from the Qianzhangda site, Tengzhou, Shandong
province, illustrated in Tengzhou Qianzhangda mudi, Beijing, 2005, col.
pl. 62. For a similar carving of jade animal mask, compare to an example
excavated from Rui State tomb in Liangdai county, Shannxi, illustrated in
Golden Age of the Rui State, Shanghai, 2012, no.123 (fig. 1). fig. 1
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