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EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
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A PAIR OF JADE PIGS
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Each stone is carved as a pig, with their features depicted in stylised form. Their backs, limbs, flat snouts and eyes are rendered with strong slanting cuts. The surface of the jade is well polished.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) long, box
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Each stone is carved as a pig, with their features depicted in stylised form. Their backs, limbs, flat snouts and eyes are rendered with strong slanting cuts. The surface of the jade is well polished.
4 5/8 in. (11.7 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. 84
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 84
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