A JADE CARVING OF A DEER

WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC

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A JADE CARVING OF A DEER
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC
The stone is carved in the form of a deer depicted standing upright with incised angular eyes, pointed ears and linear lines to delineate the body.
1 ½ in. (4 cm.) wide, box

Provenance

Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1990

Lot Essay

A similar celadon jade carving of stag, but with broken antlers, was excavated from Yu tomb no.BRM1-yi of the Western Zhou Yu State tomb complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Baojiguo mudi, volume 2, Beijing, 1988, pl.184.

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