ID 1466661
Lot 878 | TWO JADE DISCS, BI
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
EASTERN ZHOU-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 4TH-2ND CENTURY BC
The larger disc, 3rd-2nd century BC, is carved with bosses. The smaller disc, 4th century BC, is carved with comma scrolls and flanked by dragons.
The larger: 3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) diam.; the smaller: 2 in. (5 cm.) long
Provenance
Larger bi: Frank Caro Co., New York, 11 October 1971.
Smaller bi: Frank Caro Co., New York, 8 October 1970.
Literature
Smaller bi: The University Museum, Archaic Chinese Jades, Philadelphia, February 1940, pl. I, no. 9.
Exhibited
Smaller bi: Philadelphia, The University Museum, Archaic Chinese Jades, February 1940.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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