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LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC
Details
A JADE ‘FACE MASK’ CONG
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC
The cong is of square cross section and carved with rounded square corners. The sides are decorated with a stylised mask at each of the four corners.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC
The cong is of square cross section and carved with rounded square corners. The sides are decorated with a stylised mask at each of the four corners.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1993
Literature
Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 1993, p. 36
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 9
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 9
Exhibited
Chang Foundation, Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 27 January-25 April 1993, Catalogue, p. 36
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 9
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 9
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