J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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ELEVEN PETAL SHAPED JADE ORNAMENTS
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
each small ovoid plaque decorated on both sides with incised concentric flower petal outlines rising to a small point and with three double-lines below, drilled at either end for stringing, the grayish-white jade showing remains of earth and cinnabar.
Lengths 3⁄4 – 1 inch (2.1 – 2.5 cm)
Jade ornaments of similar form with incised linear decoration are described as part of the ornament on a veil or face cover excavated from the Western Zhou cemetery of the Jin State at Tianma-Qucun, Shanxi province, are illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 3, Shanxi, Beijing, 2005, p. 85.
西周 花瓣形玉飾十一件 長 2.1 – 2.5 厘米
