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SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
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A CELADON JADE ‘ANIMAL MASK’ SCABBARD CHAPE, BI
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
The jade is of lenticular shape with notched edges. It is carved on two sides with a dense pattern of c-scroll motifs in shallow relief. The ends are drilled with a connected perforation for attachment to the bottom of the scabbard. There are clear russet markings on the celadon stone.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long, box
SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
The jade is of lenticular shape with notched edges. It is carved on two sides with a dense pattern of c-scroll motifs in shallow relief. The ends are drilled with a connected perforation for attachment to the bottom of the scabbard. There are clear russet markings on the celadon stone.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Chang Foundation Museum, Ancient Jade from the Yangde Tang Collection, Taipei, 1993, p. 8
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 184, p.268
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 184, p.268
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 184
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