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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
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TWO CELADON JADE BIRDS
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
Each bird stands in profile with a crown and hooked beak. From the rounded breast rises a slanting wing below which are a large claw and a bifurcated tail. Pierced holes are at the chest and tail of both birds.
Larger: 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long, box (2)
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
Each bird stands in profile with a crown and hooked beak. From the rounded breast rises a slanting wing below which are a large claw and a bifurcated tail. Pierced holes are at the chest and tail of both birds.
Larger: 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long, box (2)
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 95, p.172
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 95
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