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MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA-MID-10th-MID-9th CENTURY BC
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A CELADON JADE ‘BIRD’ PENDANT
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA-MID-10th-MID-9th CENTURY BC
This silhouette of a bird has a flattened, angular head, and a sharply pointed beak. The wing feathers are embellished with incised lines which rise out of the scrolls that form the breast. The bifurcated tail seems to be that of a fish. Pierced through the breast is a small hole.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long, box
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA-MID-10th-MID-9th CENTURY BC
This silhouette of a bird has a flattened, angular head, and a sharply pointed beak. The wing feathers are embellished with incised lines which rise out of the scrolls that form the breast. The bifurcated tail seems to be that of a fish. Pierced through the breast is a small hole.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 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. 98, p.175
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 98
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Priscilla Kong