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A SMALL JADE RABBIT-FORM 商 玉兔形珮
PENDANT 來源
SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC 鄭德坤舊藏（1907-2001）
The jade is carved as a rabbit shown crouching and carved on both 藍田山房舊藏，1990年購於倫敦
sides. There is a tiny circular aperture pierced through the mouth
and another through the chin for suspension. Much of the surface 1993年河南安陽體育中心212號墓曾出土一件安陽時期的玉兔珮（3.61
is covered under white alteration. 公分寬），其雕刻風格與此近乎相同，見國家博物館《商邑翼翼四方
1 º in. (3.2 cm.) wide, box 之極 ：殷墟文物里的晚商盛世展覽》圖錄，安徽，2013年，頁140，圖
版95號。
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

PROVENANCE
Collection of Dr Cheng Te-k’un (1907-2001)
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in London in 1990

A similar small carving of a jade rabbit-form pendant (3.61 cm. wide),
dated to the Anyang period, was excavated from tomb no. 212, Anyang
Sports Centre site, Henan province, included in the National Museum of
China exhibition Shangyi yiyi, sifang zhiji, Yinxu wenwu li de wan Shang
shengshi (Yinxu Relics from the Height of the Late Shang Period), see
Catalogue, Anhui, 2013, p. 140, no. 95.

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