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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' DISC, YUAN
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
Details
A WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' DISC, YUAN
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The disc is well carved to both sides of the surface with ruyi-form scrolls within inner and outer raised borders, and flanked on the edges by a pair of phoenix. The semi-translucent stone is of a greyish-white colour with areas of russet inclusions and opaque white-coloured calcification.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
The disc is well carved to both sides of the surface with ruyi-form scrolls within inner and outer raised borders, and flanked on the edges by a pair of phoenix. The semi-translucent stone is of a greyish-white colour with areas of russet inclusions and opaque white-coloured calcification.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1997
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong