HEILONGJIANG AREA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD OR HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC

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A WHITE JADE OVAL DISC
HEILONGJIANG AREA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD OR HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The oval disc has a central aperture. The stone is of an even white tone with a russet fissure to one side and some faint milky-white and russet inclusions.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992

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Lot Essay

Compare with a bi of similar shape dicovered at Mt Wenggeng, Tailai County, Helongjiang Province, now in the Tailai County Museum and illustrated in Heilongjiang gudai yuqi, Beiing, 2008, p. 40 (fig. 1), which is slightly smaller in size (8.93 cm. long) and of green tone with extensive russet inclusions. The quality of the current bi is exceptional with its even white tone and unctuous texture.

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