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EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
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TWO CELADON JADE PIGS
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Each stone is carved in the round as a recumbent pig with a flat snout and pointed ears. It is decorated with deep, slanting grooves that delineate the front and rear legs which are tucked underneath the body.
Larger: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) long, box (2)
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
Each stone is carved in the round as a recumbent pig with a flat snout and pointed ears. It is decorated with deep, slanting grooves that delineate the front and rear legs which are tucked underneath the body.
Larger: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) long, box (2)
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1995
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, pl. 89, pp. 236-237
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1995, Catalogue, pl. 89
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Priscilla Kong