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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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A YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC SCABBARD FITTING
LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 16TH-18TH CENTURY
Of trapezoidal profle and elliptical section, the ftting is carved in high relief on one side
with a crawling chilong with a long, scrolling tail, and on the reverse with a taotie mask and
C-scrolls. The semi-translucent yellow stone has a spot of russet color and a small opaque
buff area.
1æ in. (4.5 cm.) wide
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
晚明/清 十六世紀至十八世紀 黃玉雕螭龍紋劍珌
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