Lot 115
  • 115

A SET OF THREE ARC-SHAPED JADE PENDANTS (HUANG) SHANG / WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • jade
the three forming a ring, each drilled with a pair of conical holes, the stone of buff and dark brown color with white inclusions (3)

Provenance

Acquired in Paris, 1979.

Literature

Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 73.

Condition

Compared to the catalogue image, the jades are darker. One jade with small sections of loss to the outer edge, and the other two with minor nicks to the edges.
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