J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
127.
AN ARCHAIC JADE ORNAMENTAL PLAQUE (PEI)
Western Han Dynasty (220 B.C. – A.D. 9)
well carved in varied relief with a dragon at one end, a phoenix at the other end and overlapping tails at the center, above an openwork frieze of winged scroll motifs.
Length 2 3⁄8 inches (6.1 cm)
Compare the jade plaques from Han dynasty burial no. 1 at Beishantou, Chaohu, Anhui province, illustrated in Chaohu Han mu (Han Burials in Chaohu), Beijing, 2007, col. pl. 69:6 and 69:7, and in line drawings on p. 129, pl. 94.6 and 94:7.
西漢 玉劍珮 長6.1厘米
