J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
96.
AN ARCHAIC JADE DISC (BI)
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd Century B.C.
well carved on both sides with raised comma-spiral shape ‘sprouting grain’ motifs within narrow plain wedge-shaped borders, the pale green translucent stone with a band of dark brown shading to creamy tan color, the surface highly polished.
Diameter 2 3⁄4 inches (7.1 cm)
Compare the similar jade disc in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cangpin daxi: yuqi bian (Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade), Vol. 3, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, Beijing, 2011, p. 93, no. 89.
東周 玉璧 徑7.1厘米
96.
AN ARCHAIC JADE DISC (BI)
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Diameter 2 3⁄4 inches (7.1 cm)