A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’ ORNAMENT
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’ ORNAMENT

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’ ORNAMENT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The fitting is carved with notched edges and decorated similarly to both sides with a stylised phoenix standing upright, the contours and details rendered with double-line grooves.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1993

Lot Essay

A nearly identical jade ornament decorated with phoenix motif was excavated from Yu state tomb no.BRM1-jia of the Western Zhou Yu Kingdom tomb complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, p.14.

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