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Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:30 AM EDT

Lot 251

AN EXTREMELY RARE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL CREATUR E' PLAQUE , QIN - HAN DYNASTY OR
LATER
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD

AN EXTREMELY RARE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL CREATURE' PLAQUE
QIN - HAN DYNASTY OR LATER
秦至漢或更晚 玉人形牌

of flattened form, carved in the silhouette of a winged creature with thick curved legs and a short pointed tail, incised to both sides
with details in faint lines, its head with large circular eyes above an angular nose and rectangular mouth, the stone of a yellowish-
celadon tone

Height 2¼ in., 5.6 cm

Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
This highly unusual plaque, thinly carved with fluently incised details, depicts a fantastic creature. It is unpierced, indicating a
function perhaps not as a wearable pendant, and appears to be unique. While no closely related examples are known to be
recorded, this unidentified object can be compared to a small group of related unpierced jade plaques attributed to the Qin to

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