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A DARKISH GREEN JADE BUFFALO- 西周 玉牛形珮
FORM PENDANT 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100 – 771 BC 藍田山房舊藏，1992 年購於台北
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 乙號墓曾出土類似形制的玉牛，
curving horns. A tiny circular aperture is drilled through the chin 見《 國玉器》，北京，2010 年，頁 146。
and the lower mouth.
1 ¿ in. (3 cm.) wide, box
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
Compare to a similar jade carving of buffalo excavated from tomb no.
BRM1-jia 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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