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LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
Details
A JADE ‘BIRD’ SCEPTRE
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The top is carved with a stylised phoenix that tapers downwards to a rounded point.
9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm.) long, box
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The top is carved with a stylised phoenix that tapers downwards to a rounded point.
9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 4
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 4
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