Lot Essay
This form of insect is common among Shang and Western Zhou animal jades. It tends to be short and compact during the Shang period, later becoming gradually more elongated.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
Details
A YELLOW JADE BEE-FORM PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The bee-form pendant has a pointed head and bifurcated tail. A horizontal perforation is drilled through the pointed proboscis.
2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.) long, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The bee-form pendant has a pointed head and bifurcated tail. A horizontal perforation is drilled through the pointed proboscis.
2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 103, p.180
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 103
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Priscilla Kong