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A GREEN JADE CARVING OF A 西周 玉牛
BUFFALO 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC 藍田山房舊藏，1990 年購於倫敦
The jade is carved in the form of a buffalo standing foursquare
with its head facing forward with pointed ears and backward 陝西省寳雞市西周 國墓群中的 BRM1 乙號墓曾出土類似例 (187)，
curving horns, all delineated in shallow relief. 著於《 國玉器》，北京，2010 年，頁 146。
1 ¬ in. (4.5 cm.) wide, box
HK$80,000-100,000 US$10,000-13,000
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in London in 1990
A similar jade carving of buffalo was excavated from tomb no. BRM1-
yi of the Western Zhou Yu State tomb complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi
province, illustrated in Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, p. 146.
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