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A GREENISH-WHITE JADE 商 玉鵝
CARVING OF A GOOSE 來源
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC 1993年購於芝加哥
The jade is carved in the round as a standing goose with reticulated
wings. Both sides are incised with double-line details. The semi- 比較殷墟婦好墓出土一件造型近乎相同的玉鵝，見《殷墟玉器》，
translucent stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with opaque and 北京，1981年，圖版51號（386），惟該例未經透雕處理。
russet veining and minor inclusions.
2 æ in. (6.9 cm.) high, box
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Chicago in 1993
A nearly identical carving of a standing goose similarly incised with
double-line decoration but without the openwork details was excavated
from the tomb of the Shang queen Fu Hao at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan
province, illustrated in The Jades from Yinxu, Beijing, 1981, no. 51 (386).
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