J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
115.
AN ARCHAIC JADE SWORD GUARD (GE)
Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd Century B.C.
carved on one side with a chilong with serpentine body threaded through the central ridge, the other side with two eyes centering a simplified taotie.
Length 2 1⁄16 inches (5.3 cm)
Compare the jade sword guard of this form and design illustrated by Lam, Nanyue wang mu yuqi (Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue), Hong Kong, 1991, nos. 195-196.
東周晚期 玉劍格 長5.3厘米
115.
AN ARCHAIC JADE SWORD GUARD (GE)
Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Length 2 1⁄16 inches (5.3 cm)