Live Auction 2339Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PLECTRUM-SHAPED PLAQUE
Lot 1102PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP WOOD, SAN FRANCISCO

A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PLECTRUM-SHAPED PLAQUE

18TH CENTURY

Closed17 September 2010

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USD 20,000

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A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PLECTRUM-SHAPED PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
Of pointed shield shape, carved in openwork along both edges with asymmetrical scroll incorporating a bird's head on one edge, the central hole encircled by a rope-twist border on the convex side, and with a finger-shaped groove issuing from it on the slightly concave reverse, the semi-translucent stone with faint brown coloring along one edge
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1982.

Specialist note

The shape and decoration of this pendant are based on Western Han dynasty prototypes, such as the example excavated from the tomb at Xishan, Yongcheng, Henan province, illustrated by Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Unearthed Jades in China, vol. 5, Beijing, 2005, p. 135, which is also of white color.