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LOWER XIAJIADIAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2200-1600 BC
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A CELADON JADE DISC, BI
LOWER XIAJIADIAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2200-1600 BC
The surfaces of the jade ring are well smoothed. It is perforated with two pairs of small holes with a narrow slit cut through the side to allow two separated sections to be tied together. Traces of tool marks can be seen on one side. The jade is of an even pale celadon tone with cloudy white flecks.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam., box
LOWER XIAJIADIAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2200-1600 BC
The surfaces of the jade ring are well smoothed. It is perforated with two pairs of small holes with a narrow slit cut through the side to allow two separated sections to be tied together. Traces of tool marks can be seen on one side. The jade is of an even pale celadon tone with cloudy white flecks.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 39, p.113
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 39
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Priscilla Kong