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               A JADE CRESTED MYTHICAL BIRD                      商   玉鳥形珮
               PENDANT                                           來源
               SHANG DYNASTY C. 1600-1046 BC                     藍田山房舊藏，1992年購於台北
               The flattened jade is carved in profile as a crested bird depicted
               with round eyes, a hooked beak and a large crest above its head   參考一件震旦藝術博物館所藏之類似高冠玉鳥，但腹部紋飾較為複雜，
               with notched edges. The body is elaborately decorated in low   刊於《商代玉器》，台北，2010年，圖版127號，頁173。
               relief with angular scrolls.
               3 √ in. (9.8 cm.) long, box
               HK$180,000-250,000           US$24,000-32,000

               PROVENANCE
               Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
               Compare to a similar jade carving of crowned bird in the Aurora
               Museum Collection, but with two further birds in the middle section,
               illustrated in Jades of Shang Dynasty, Taipei, 2010, no. 127, p. 173.




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