J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
87.
A SMALL ARCHAIC JADE FINIAL
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 6th-5th Century B.C.
of solid cylindrical form and chocolate brown color, well carved in relief with six vertical rows of paired comma spiral motifs and with a matching border around a ropetwist ring on the top, the base polished flat.
Height 7⁄8 inch (2.4 cm)
Compare two closely related jade finials in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, illustrated by Salmony, Archaic Chinese Jades from the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, 1952, pl. XC, nos. 11 and 12.
東周 小玉冒 高2.4厘米
