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2751
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’
ORNAMENT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The fitting is carved with notched edges and decorated similarly to
both sides with a stylised phoenix standing upright, the contours
and details rendered with double-line grooves.
2 ¬ in. (6.6 cm.) long, box

HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000

PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993
A nearly identical jade ornament decorated with phoenix motif was
excavated from Yu state tomb no.BRM1-jia of the Western Zhou Yu
Kingdom tomb complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi province, illustrated in
Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, p.14.

西周 玉鳳紋柄形器
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來源
藍田山房舊藏，1993 年購於香港
相似的以鳳鳥為母題的西周玉柄形飾可參考《 國玉器》，北京，2010
年，圖版 BRM1 甲：78，頁 14.

2752
A WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX'
ORNAMENT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The jade is decorated similarly with a phoenix conforming to both
sides. It is pierced to the top with an aperture for suspension.
4 ¡ in. (11.2 cm.) long, box
HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000

PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991
A larger jade ornament (22.2 cm.) decoratd with a similar phoenix and
another phoenix without crown beneath it, was 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, pp.12-13.

西周 鳳紋柄形器

來源
2752 藍田山房舊藏，1991 年購於台北

陝西省寳雞市西周 ; 國墓群中的 BRM1 乙號墓曾出土類似的鳳鳥紋珮 ,
但略長（22.2公分）且下半部有另一隻無高冠的鳳鳥，著於《 國玉器》，
北京，2010 年，頁 12-13。

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