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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
907
A YELLOW AND PALE RUSSET JADE POMMEL
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The raised center of the thick, circular pommel is carved with a
whorl motif and surrounded by an outer feld of bosses within a grid
pattern, the sides are upright above a lower section that tapers to the
fat bottom encircled by a deep channel and pierced in the center
with a bull-nose perforation. The creamy yellow stone has an opaque
area on one side and some areas of pale brown and pale russet color
at the edge and on top.
18 in. (4.9 cm.) diam.
$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia,
acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia,
907 September 1973 to September 1980.
宋/明 黃玉劍首

PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
908
PROVENANCE
TWO YELLOWISH-WHITE JADE William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia,
ARCHAISTIC SWORD FITTINGS
acquired prior to 1971.
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
EXHIBITED
One is a sword guard of creamy yellowish-white color carved
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia,
on both tapering sides with angular scrolls. The other is a chape, September 1973 to September 1980.
also of creamy yellowish-white color with areas of russet color,
carved on the tapering sides with central T-scrolls, and the top is 明 玉雕仿古劍飾兩件
pierced with a central deep hole fanked by bull-nose perforations.
2æ and 2Ω in. (7 and 6.5 cm.) wide (2)
$4,000-6,000

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