Lot Essay
Two jade slides of this date and small size are illustrated by J. Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, London, 1995, p. 300, fig. 1.
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LATE EASTERN ZHOU-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-1ST CENTURY BC
Details
A SMALL ALTERED JADE SWORD SLIDE
LATE EASTERN ZHOU-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-1ST CENTURY BC
The convex front extends beyond the rectangular slide on the reverse and is carved in low relief with C-shaped scrolls and finely incised at one end with a taotie mask. The grey-green stone is now almost completely opaque and of warm ivory color.
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long, wood box
LATE EASTERN ZHOU-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-1ST CENTURY BC
The convex front extends beyond the rectangular slide on the reverse and is carved in low relief with C-shaped scrolls and finely incised at one end with a taotie mask. The grey-green stone is now almost completely opaque and of warm ivory color.
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long, wood box
Provenance
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida, by 1995.