Lot Essay
Compare the related small jade rabbit-form pendants dated early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold at Christie’s New York, 25 March 2010, lot 1053.
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LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
Details
A DARK GREEN JADE RABBIT-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is carved as a recumbent rabbit, and is pierced through the fore paws with a hole for suspension. The jade is of dark green color with areas of white alteration.
1 ¾ in. (4.2 cm.) long
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is carved as a recumbent rabbit, and is pierced through the fore paws with a hole for suspension. The jade is of dark green color with areas of white alteration.
1 ¾ in. (4.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Frank Caro, New York, 1959.
Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Else Sackler.
Elizabeth A. Sackler.
Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Else Sackler.
Elizabeth A. Sackler.