A PALE OLIVE-WHITE JADE NOTCHED RECTANGULAR BEAD

EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC

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A PALE OLIVE-WHITE JADE NOTCHED RECTANGULAR BEAD
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
One side with a narrow median band carved with squares of cross-hatching flanked by bands of scrolls carved on either side, the outer edges notched, and the reverse with a plain narrow median band within ribbed borders, the semi-translucent stone of pale olive-buff color with some fine opaque buff alteration, with some earth accretions; together with a white jade, shallow rectangular box and cover, the top carved with archaistic dragons and the box raised on very shallow corner supports, the translucent stone of even white color, with removable fitted interior to hold the bead
Bead 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long; box 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm.) long, cloth box

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Inscriptions written by Xu Hanqing inside the brocade box and on the inner removable cover state that the bead was excavated in Henan province and acquired in Beijing by Xu in the Autumn of the guiyou year, corresponding to 1933. The inscription on the removable cover includes Xu Hanqing's seal, and on the top of this cover is an inscription, you mei yu yu si, (here lies a beautiful jade). There is also a four-character inscription, 'it is treasured by Chunzhai' and a three-character inscription, 'ancient jade le.' Chunzhai is the art-name of Xu Hangqing, and le refers to a bead of this type.