A CELADON JADE BEAD HAN DYNASTY |

of flattened cylindrical form pierced through the center, the sides carved in low relief with five registers of C-curls bordered by a thin lipped rim at each end, the stone a pale celadon color with a thin layer of beige and white calcification on the surface

Spink & Son, London, 23rd October 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 69.

There is a shallow chip to one rim and a minute chip to the other. Overall with minute scattered nicks, surface unevenness, and a small patch of calcification. The stone is paler and greener than in the printed catalogue.
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