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SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
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FOUR FISH-SHAPED JADE PENDANTS
SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
The first of arc-shape, the front with a hole for suspension, and the tail with a cutting edge to be used as a tool, the features well indicated in grooved lines, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with heavy alteration; the others of straight shape, one in buff tone, one in opaque white and the last in grey
The last 4¾ in. (11.7 cm.) long (4)
SHANG EARLY WESTERN ZHOU, CIRCA 1100 BC
The first of arc-shape, the front with a hole for suspension, and the tail with a cutting edge to be used as a tool, the features well indicated in grooved lines, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with heavy alteration; the others of straight shape, one in buff tone, one in opaque white and the last in grey
The last 4¾ in. (11.7 cm.) long (4)
Provenance
Baron and Baroness von Oertzen Collection
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A57, p. 51; A59, p. 51; A64, p. 53; A67, p. 53
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium