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ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-256 BC) OR LATER
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FOUR CELADON JADE BI DISCS
ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-256 BC) OR LATER
The group comprises a bi with stylised foliate designs, the stone of a celadon and russet tone; a bi with raised nodes and C-scrolls, the pale celadon stone with russet inclusions; a bi with raised nodes, the celadon stone with areas of calcification; a similarly decorated bi, the stone of a celadon tone with russet inclusions.
The largest 2? in. (5.4 cm.) diam.
ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1100-256 BC) OR LATER
The group comprises a bi with stylised foliate designs, the stone of a celadon and russet tone; a bi with raised nodes and C-scrolls, the pale celadon stone with russet inclusions; a bi with raised nodes, the celadon stone with areas of calcification; a similarly decorated bi, the stone of a celadon tone with russet inclusions.
The largest 2? in. (5.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d. 1994).
The first, acquired in 1972 from a private collector.
The second, acquired in 1973 from a private collector.
The third, acquired in 1989 from a private collector.
The fourth, acquired in 1989 from a private collector.
The first, acquired in 1972 from a private collector.
The second, acquired in 1973 from a private collector.
The third, acquired in 1989 from a private collector.
The fourth, acquired in 1989 from a private collector.
Special notice
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