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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC) OR LATER
Details
TWO JADE BI DISCS
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC) OR LATER
The first is carved with raised scrolls to both sides, the stone is of a dark celadon tone with mottled inclusions. The second is decorated with C-scrolls, the stone is of a celadon and mottled tone with minor areas of calcification.
The largest 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diam.
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC) OR LATER
The first is carved with raised scrolls to both sides, the stone is of a dark celadon tone with mottled inclusions. The second is decorated with C-scrolls, the stone is of a celadon and mottled tone with minor areas of calcification.
The largest 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d. 1994).
The first, acquired in 1985 from a private collector.
The second, acquired in 1974 from a private collector.
The first, acquired in 1985 from a private collector.
The second, acquired in 1974 from a private collector.
Special notice
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