WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

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A SET OF FIVE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' PENDANTS
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Each of the mythical beasts is carved standing upright, detailed with bulging eyes, curling tail and a snout-like nose, all strung together in a row separated by rounded beads. The semi-translucent stones range from a yellowish-celadon to white tone. Together with two white jade dragon ornaments.
The larger: 1 1/4 in. (3.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1994

Brought to you by

Sibley Ngai

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Lot Essay

Compare to a jade beast of similar form, dating to the early Warring States period, now in the Shanxi Provincial Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji 3 – Chunqiu, Zhanguo, Hebei, 1993, p. 95, no. 150 (fig. 1).

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