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A DARK GREEN JADE CARVING OF 商 青玉鴞
AN OWL 來源
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC 1992 年購於香港
The jade is finely carved in the round depicting an owl in the
round seated upright on its haunches with paws resting on its 比較婦好墓出土一件風格近似的玉鴞，見《殷墟婦好墓》，北京，1980
knees. Its eyes, chest, and feathers are delineated by thin groove 年，圖版 137，編號 3(465)。
lines. There is a circular aperture through the mouth and a conical
indentation beneath each ear.
1 ¡ in. (3.5 cm.) high, box
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong in 1992
Compare to a similar jade carving of an owl excavated from the tomb of
the Shang queen, Fu Hao, consort of king Wu Ding, at Anyang, Henan
province, illustrated in Yinxu Fuhao mu (The Jades from the tomb of Fu
Hao at Yinxu), Beijing, 1980, pl. 137, no. 3 (465).
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